News and Views

For hundreds of young people gathered at IGNITE 2026, the weekend was more than a youth event; it was an experience of belonging.

By Alison Burdett Clergy and lay leaders from across the Baltimore-Washington Conference gathered March 11 at Asbury United Methodist Church in Annapolis for the conference’s annual Legislative Advocacy Day, preparing to meet with lawmakers and speak on issues ranging from healthcare...

Beloved in Christ,  You may recall that I shared with you an initiative emerging from the Council of Bishops for our congregations to participate in Miracle Sunday. This is a bold and joyful initiative designed to strengthen the future of The United Methodist Church by investing in...

By Alison BurdettInterim Director of Communications Leaders from across the Baltimore-Washington Conference gathered on March 7 for a meeting of the Connectional Table. Conference Lay Leader Amelia Duroska, who chaired the meeting, welcomed participants and guided the day’s work...

By Lauren Jones, Vitality Specialist Our new congregational vitality team and clergy, Brent Wiles, Angelic Williams, Corey Sharpe, and his wife, Julie, and Megan Shitama Weston, traveled to Ocala, Florida, February 26-28, for the National Fresh Expressions Gathering “Altogether Now: Seven...

Written in collaboration with NEJ Communicators While hundreds gathered in Washington, D.C., for Faithful Resistance: A Public Witness for Immigrant Justice (read the news story), United Methodists across the Northeastern Jurisdiction joined the movement in another powerful...

Written in collaboration with NEJ Communicators  Faith calls people not only to believe, but to act. On Wednesday, February 25, United Methodists and faith partners gathered in Washington, D.C., for Faithful Resistance: A Public Witness for Immigrant Justice, a day of worship, prayer, and...

Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked to cover them and not...

On February 13, Jones Memorial United Methodist Church in Ward 7 commissioned two new electric vehicle charging stations. This is a visible and practical expression of the congregation’s commitment to creation care, environmental justice and community transformation.

By: Rev. C. Anthony Hunt, Senior PastorEpworth Chapel United Methodist Church, Baltimore This year marks the 97th anniversary of the birth of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a drum major for justice during his lifetime, and a model for justice and peacemaking today. Born on January 15...