By Melissa Lauber On Feb. 21, all the passion, fear, sympathy, despair and chaos that accompanied the Yellow Fever Epidemic that broke out in Philadelphia in1793 swept through Ebenezer UMC in Washington, D.C. as Theater of War Productions used drama to create feelings and conversations that felt...
By Rev. Chet JechuraGood Shepherd UMC, Baltimore From Feb. 27 – March 1, people of faith from across and beyond the United Methodist connection gathered at Peachtree Road UMC in Atlanta, Georgia, for the Fresh Expressions UM National Gathering. Over a dozen laity and clergy...
By Rev. Daryl Williams Chair, BWC Commission on Finance and Administration February is always an exciting time for me. It is not simply because of Valentine’s Day or my wife’s birthday, but also because the books for the previous year are closed, and we get to see how we did...
By Melissa Lauber The North Point Worship band was winding up the musical portion of the worship service at IGNITE when Enam, a youth from Colesville UMC, quietly approached the area in front of the stage and fell to his knees, raised his arms, threw back his head, and prayed. It was a prayer of...
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. --Psalm 139:23-24 Beloved, we once again find ourselves in the profound season of Lent. It is a formative time of praying, fasting, examination...
By Neal Christie The Baltimore-Washington Conference held the first of three advocacy days on Feb. 25 in Annapolis, the state capitol of Maryland. Key bills were advanced that align our faith with our experiences as United Methodists living across the many diverse counties in...
‘Be still, and know that I am God!I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.'The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. -- Psalm 46:8-11 (NRSV) Just a few short months ago, The United Methodist Church gathered in Charlotte, NC, to hold our...
By the Rev. Tony Love I Need You Now, Lord As I begin this sacred journey,A traveler owning my sin, faults, and failure, Moving outward to embrace Your gifts of love, grace, and redemption, I need You. I need YouTo call me out, firmly in truth.To cause me to face my stuff...
From the Rev. Stacey Cole-WilsonExecutive Minister of Beloved Community The Baltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist Church has long been committed to upholding the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. These core principles are not only grounded in our lived experience as...
By Melissa Lauber In the narthex of Silver Spring UMC, a young man planted himself directly in the path of Maryland Governor Wes Moore, who was visiting the church that morning. The governor smiled and asked the young man his name. It was Bobby – Bobby Ryan-Silva. Moore leaned in close to...
