AN District News.......UMC Buzz.......January 30, 2020
Regional breakouts at ROCK - register today: This year at ROCK, there are new, exciting breakout sessions on Saturday evening. Join with churches from your region for a time of connecting with one another and with the District Superintendents and District Youth Leaders. Youth will have the opportunity to have their voices heard on the issues that affect and matter most to them. Youth leaders will be able to network and connect with other leaders and pick up resources to take back to their local church. To register your group to attend a Regional Breakout, email Darlene at or Becki at .
BISHOP'S LENTEN DAY APART
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Theme: Where Has All of the Prophets Gone
Presenter/Preacher: Dr. Teresa L. Fry Brown, Bandy Professor of Preaching, Emory Candler School of Theology
Location: Glen Mar UMC, Ellicott City.
Cost: $45 (includes lunch) - Retired Clergy: $30
Southern Region Connect Leadership Summit
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
LOCATION: BROOKS UMC, 5550 MACKALL RD, SAINT LEONARD, MD US 20685 and Waters Memorial UMC, 5400 MACKALL RD, Saint Leonard, MD us 20685
COST: $40.00
WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.BWCUMC.ORG/EVENTS/CONNECT-LEADERSHIP-SUMMIT/
Inspiring & Equipping Churches to Connect More People to Jesus
At this one-day training opportunity, you’ll hear from Daniel Im, author of “No Silver Bullets,” who will help you lead, thrive, and create a culture of discipleship in your church. You can also immerse yourself in one of six learning tracks.
If you would like to volunteer to help with the event, please email .
BWC SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION OPENS JANUARY 3, 2020!
Once again, the Baltimore-Washington Conference will be awarding scholarships for qualified students currently attending college, as well as high school seniors who plan to attend college in the fall of 2020. The application process opens on Jan. 3 and closes March 5, 2020.
A variety of scholarships are offered to fit the diverse needs of our students. To be considered for a scholarship, students must complete the full online application which includes uploading their current transcripts. In addition, the student must provide contact information for their pastor and one additional church reference. The pastor and reference will be contacted and asked to submit information on the student’s participation in the local church. The entire process will be done online for ease of the student, pastor, and reference.
For details about the individual scholarships or to apply for a scholarship, please visit http://www.bwcumc.org/administration/local-church-resources/scholarships/.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO START PART 2 OF BWC STUDY, EXPLORING 'WHO WE ARE AS UNITED METHODISTS'
Churches throughout the conference are responding to Bishop LaTrelle Easterling's invitation to begin Part 2 of the study "Who Are We: A Journey from Head to Heart," which explores our identity as United Methodists. These six, small-group sessions explore our Wesleyan heritage and the theology and passion of this movement of faith called Methodism.
Explore the curriculum as we continue the journey at
bwcumc.org/resources/who-are-we/
OTHER CONFERENCE-RELATED NEWS
This year, the Pre-Conference Briefing, along with the Clergy Session and Laity Session traditionally held at Annual Conference, will be April 18 at the Ranson Civic Center in Ranson, W.Va., and Asbury UMC in Charles Town, W.Va.
The 236th Session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference will be Wednesday through Friday, May 27 to 29, at the Waterfront Marriott Hotel in Baltimore. Resolutions to be considered by the session, must be submitted by Feb. 1. Learn more about submitting a resolution.
The denomination-wide 2020 General Conference will be held May 5-15 in Minneapolis, Minn.
SAVE THE DATE!
Maryland Legislative Advocacy Day 2020
Annapolis, Maryland
Baltimore-Washington Conference
Advocacy & Action Network and United Methodist Women
Thursday, March 5, 2020
8:30 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Issues Discussions, Office Visits with Legislators,
General Assembly Hearings
More Information to Follow
Asbury United Methodist Church
87 West Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21404
Rev. Dr. Carletta Allen, Pastor