District News

Prayer Service for General Conference:

This Sunday, Dec. 2, the clergy of Charles County invite you to gather at Calvary UMC in Waldorf for a prayer service at 3:00 p.m. for our churches in our United Methodist Connection as we prepare for the specially called session of General Conference (February 23-26, 2019).  Following the service, there will be an opportunity for everyone to hear a special presentation by Rev. Sarah Schliekert, Jurisdictional Conference (Alternate), on the Way Forward and to ask questions about it.  All laity and clergy are welcome to attend.  Clergy as also invited to bring a word of scripture or a prayer to offer.

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December 1^st: Evaluations, Advisories & Pastoral Goals are due.

Please click the following link to access the necessary information, worksheets, and instructions: 2018 Evaluations  This year your are not required to complete a Congregational Evaluation.

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December 1^st- Early Response Team (ERT) Certification & Recertification Courses

As we are all too familiar with the reality that disaster can strike at any time. The BWC's Abundant Health Board is committed to organizing teams of skilled individuals to be ready to respond to any form of disaster that may affect us locally, nationally, and globally. If you are interested in becoming a part of this vital work, please select one of our upcoming certification or recertification courses here: http://www.bwcumc.org/ministries/abundant-health/disaster-mission/.

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Upcoming Certification and Recertification Courses include:

* Certification: December 1, 2018: 8:30a - 4:30p, Benevola UMC

* Re-Certification: December 1, 2018 8:30a - 12:30p, Benevola UMC

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The United to Love Moral Courage Awards - Youth Application Open!

 Do you believe that God ever calls individuals and/or communities to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God even when doing so is uncomfortable or unpopular? Do you believe that God is still calling youth, young adults, women and men to be changemakers for God’s justice? Learn more and apply at http://www.bwcumc.org/moral-courage-awards/.

 The application deadline is December 20, 2018.   Youth awardees will be announced Sat. Feb. 9, 2019 at the ROCK Retreat in Ocean City on the main-stage and will be honored on Sat. June 1, 2019 at the United to Love Luncheon in Baltimore.

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BWC Trip to Alabama (Civil Rights Tour): April 6-11, 2019

Come join us on this immersion experience as we visit some of the most significant venues of the Civil Rights movement. Sites to be visited in Birmingham, Alabama include the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Bethel Baptist Church, Kelly Ingram Park, and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. In Montgomery, we will visit Dexter Avenue Baptist Church and Parsonage, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Legacy Museum, National Memorial for Peace and Justice, and the Rosa Parks Museum. And in Selma, we will cross the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge and visit Brown Chapel AME Church and the National Voting Rights Museum.

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Last day to pay 2018 Mission Share (formerly Apportionments)

 January 15, 2019 is the last day to pay your 2018 Mission Share.

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Statistical Report Training:

 Please join us on December 5 for our upcoming training sessions.  One day, two time slots to choose from. 

During the training, you will learn: 

1. What gets collected and how
   2. Key dates and deadlines
   3. The importance of accuracy
   4. Ezra:  General Council on Finance & Administration website

BWC Mission Center - 11711 E Market Place, Fulton, Maryland 20759
December 5, 2:00-4:00 PM & 7:00-9:00 PM

Washington East District

Monday, December 10, 2018.

10:00AM - 12:00PM Calvary UMC. 3235 Leonardtown Rd, Waldorf, MD

6:00PM - 8:00PM Oxon Hill UMC, 6400 Livingston Rd., Oxon Hill, MD.

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

6:00PM - 8:00PM Mount Olive UMC, 10 Fairground Rd., Prince Frederick, MD. 

 Annapolis District

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

10:00AM - 12:00PM  & 6:30 - 8:30PM Severna Park UMC, 731 Benfield Rd., Severna Park, MD 

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 Office Closing

The District Administrator will be on vacation December 17, - 21, 2018. The Baltimore-Washington Conference Center will be closed Monday, December 24 thru Tuesday, January 1, 2019. 

Merry Christmas!