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By Melissa Lauber Lucinda “Cindy” Kent dwells in possibility.
This fall, she starts her new position as the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences’ Property with Purpose Coordinator, a newly created position to assist churches in discovering new ways to...
By Melissa Lauber
Imagine 1,000 experiments being conducted in a spirit of mission and ministry unfolding throughout area United Methodist churches. Imagine sacred spaces brimming with curiosity and creativity. Imagine your church alive with God-inspired innovation that builds vitality, hope...
In a gradually unfolding, creative and bold shift in church culture, Silver Spring UMC is working to ensure that its building is used to serve its vision, and not the other way around.
“Our goal is to build, in bricks and mortar, who it is we say we are as the body of Jesus Christ,&rdquo...
Despite challenges and changes facing Latino congregations and ministries in the Baltimore-Washington Conference, Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 was a month to celebrate history and heritage.
While that window of time is nice, truth be told is that Latinos celebrate their culture every month, week and...
From Kathryn GreenIn the fall of 2021, the world was awakening from the COVID pandemic, Russia had invaded Ukraine, and the U.S. struggled with social and racial justice issues, mass shootings, and economic issues. The confirmation class at La Plata UMC looked for ways to bring peace to this...
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God. -- Matthew 5:9
Beloved of God,
I greet you in the name of our Savior, Jesus, who lived, died, and is resurrected for the sake of reconciliation and peace. Last Saturday, as many Jews had just observed the Jewish...
From the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula Delaware Committees on Native American Ministries
We honor the lives of Indigenous peoples, show our gratitude for the significant and countless contributions they have made to our world, and renew our commitment to respect tribal sovereignty and...
As rates of stress and anxiety grow across the United States, members of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences are learning about how to serve as a non-anxious presence in their congregations and communities.
The course revolves around the family systems theory on...
As we come to grips with the horror of the shooting that took place at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, our hearts break and we pray for those most closely affected. Once again violence has shattered lives and we, as a faith community, struggle to make sense of senseless violence. Five...
Story by Melissa Lauber Photos by Brenda Bowman
Wesley Freedom UMC in Eldersburg is a place of invitation. As a symbol of this, a very large scallop shell stands as a baptismal font at the front of the church. But recently, an ancient-new practice has erupted as 12 young people have been...