September 20, 2026 Dear Clergy and Laity of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Area: I greet you in the precious name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. It is with regret, but also with resolve, that I write to inform you that the Baltimore-Washington Conference of The...
By Alison Burdett When Dr. Carla Works looked across the congregation gathered Sept. 15 for her inauguration as the 11th president of Wesley Theological Seminary, she saw more than colleagues, church leaders and supporters. She saw former students. “I can remember where you sat,&rdquo...
By Sophia DidawickFirst United Methodist Church, Berkeley Springs, WV Indians Pre-Game, sponsored by First United Methodist Church, returned on August 28, for its third year of ministry to the students of Berkeley Springs, WV. What started as a way to provide students with a safe place to...
By Alison Burdett More than a year after floodwaters swept through Allegany County, the work of recovery can be measured in new floors and furnaces, repaired electrical systems and hundreds of hours of work. But for Derek Matthews, Director of Long-Term Recovery, the most meaningful measure...
By Pator Gay Green-CardenAsbury Jessup UMC On Sunday, July 26, Asbury Jessup United Methodist Church under the leadership of Pastor Gay Green-Carden was blessed to host a powerful Keepin’ It Real Worship Service that brought together more than 75 youth and young adults, along with...
For three decades, skilled servant leaders from the Baltimore-Washington Conference have traveled to Zimbabwe to build relationships, support schools, and serve alongside our United Methodist siblings in ministry. This summer, 15 participants, including Chief Administrative Officer Erica...
By Alison BurdettDirector of Communications When members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference gathered to reconsecrate the historic Mt. Zion Cemetery in Silver Spring last November, they came to honor those whose sacred resting place had been hidden beneath decades of development. Eight months...
By: Cynthia Taylor Loaves and Fishes Pantry at Mount Olive has received $3,500 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help nourish neighbors experiencing hunger. Including this latest award, the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation has invested a total of $10,500 in the pantry since...
By Alison BurdettDirector of Communications "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." Those familiar words from the Declaration of Independence echoed through Washington National Cathedral on July 3 to a full congregation, as well as to more than 2,200 people...
The Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Episcopal Area is pleased to welcome the Rev. George Winkfield as the new Area Director of Beloved Community & Community Engagement. Effective June 22, Winkfield joins the Area leadership team with a passion for helping congregations deepen...
