Despite challenges and changes facing Latino congregations and ministries in the Baltimore-Washington Conference, Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 was a month to celebrate history and heritage. While that window of time is nice, truth be told is that Latinos celebrate their culture every month, week and...
From Kathryn GreenIn the fall of 2021, the world was awakening from the COVID pandemic, Russia had invaded Ukraine, and the U.S. struggled with social and racial justice issues, mass shootings, and economic issues. The confirmation class at La Plata UMC looked for ways to bring peace to this...
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God. -- Matthew 5:9 Beloved of God, I greet you in the name of our Savior, Jesus, who lived, died, and is resurrected for the sake of reconciliation and peace. Last Saturday, as many Jews had just observed the Jewish...
A statement from the United Methodist Council of Bishops condemning violence in the Middle East and calling for prayer and action They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war...
From the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula Delaware Committees on Native American Ministries We honor the lives of Indigenous peoples, show our gratitude for the significant and countless contributions they have made to our world, and renew our commitment to respect tribal sovereignty and...
From the Gun Violence Prevention team of the Baltimore-Washington Conference Five people, including four Morgan State University students, were shot Oct. 3 at Morgan State University, a historically Black university in Baltimore. The shooting occurred during a homecoming celebration as...
By Susan Baguette If the walls could talk about the hundreds of hands that have chopped, mashed, and kneaded ingredients to make cheeseballs for Calvary United Methodist Church’s Holiday Bazaar in the past, they would be chattering right now. This Nov. 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m,. they would...
As rates of stress and anxiety grow across the United States, members of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences are learning about how to serve as a non-anxious presence in their congregations and communities. The course revolves around the family systems theory on...
From the Seeds of Security Intimate Partner Violence Network of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences Join us across the affiliation, as we mourn lives lost to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), connect with others working to provide essential resources, celebrate the...
As we come to grips with the horror of the shooting that took place at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, our hearts break and we pray for those most closely affected. Once again violence has shattered lives and we, as a faith community, struggle to make sense of senseless violence. Five...
