By Melissa LauberIn January, more than 150 people gathered for a day of inspiration and ignition. “We want to set the world on fire,” said the Rev. Wanda Duckett, superintendent of the Baltimore Metropolitan District. Their spark of choice? The cooperative parish. Cooperative...
As the Restructuring Task Force continues its work within the Baltimore-Washington Conference, you are invited to attend one of the Listening Sessions that will held over the next several weeks. The first sessions will be held this Thursday, Jan. 18, from 1 to 3 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. The...
The Rev. Amy Peed McCullough, lead pastor of Grace UMC in Baltimore and chair of the conference Board of Ordained Ministry, was endorsed as an episcopal candidate by the BWC’s delegation to General and Jurisdictional Conferences on Jan. 13. Her candidacy to become a bishop in The United...
January 8, 2024 | Message from the Restructuring Task Force "I appeal to you, therefore, brothers and sisters, on the basis of God’s mercy, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable act of worship. Let love be genuine; hate what is...
If Pentecost Day were to come again tomorrow, and the Spirit were tasked to design a United Methodist church, there’s a good chance that the Cooperative Parish model would be one of the options. It allows people to live out the best of connectionalism, it opens the laity to...
Support Migrant Families The Hispanic/Latino Ministries of the Baltimore-Washington Conference has launched a campaign to raise $45,000 to assist migrants being bussed to Washington, D.C. Despite the Conference having already raised $50,000, needs continue to be significant for the...
Forging A New Path “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others.” -- Philippians 2: 3-4 Have you ever been listening to a song...
By Chris Broadwell With Christmas Eve falling on a Sunday, many churches held regular fourth Sunday in Advent in the morning and Christmas Eve services later that night. In a heartwarming twist on their usual Sunday morning service, Eastport UMC in Annapolis brought festive cheer directly to the...
By Rev. Dr. C. Anthony HuntSenior Pastor Epworth Chapel United Methodist Church This year marks the 95th year of the anniversary of the birth of one of America’s greatest peacemakers, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Born on Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, amidst the persistent...
By Melissa Lauber “An artist is not a special kind of person; every person is a special kind of artist.”These words of wisdom have guided the arts ministry of Catherine Kapikian, the founder of the Henry Luce III Center for Arts and Religion at Wesley Seminary. They have also served...
