The lay people of the Baltimore-Washington Conference joined together in a spirit of enthusiasm and promise, Oct. 25 in the online annual laity session. They were welcomed by Delores Martin, the Conference Lay Leader, and Linda Flanagan, the Conference Director of Lay Ministries, as they...
By Rev. Lorraine BrownPastor of Simpson UMC and Executive Director of Project SPIRIT Sickle Cell Aligning with the mission of the Baltimore Washington Conference, Project SPIRIT Sickle Cell (PSSC), seeks to support and enable young adults living with sickle cell disease to be transformed...
Because she wants to be a witness to others on a similar journey, the Rev. Mary Johnson is beginning to share the story of her transition from the Rev. Michael Johnson and her choice to now live fully as the person she feels God created her to be.
The Rev. Mary Johnson, a retired Elder in the Baltimore-Washington Conference, recently announced her intention to live openly as a transgender woman. She shared some of her thoughts to questions posed by the BWC Communications team for a story published on Oct. 11.
Bishop Peggy Johnson pastored in the Baltimore-Washington Conference and was episcopal leader of the Peninsula-Delaware and Eastern Pennsylvania conferences before retiring in September 2021. She is the spouse of the Rev. Mary Johnson, who recently shared her story of transitioning to a...
To the servant leaders of this Conference: I see you.I see your service.I see your sacrifice. I see the faithful ways you lead even when you’re tired ...
By Neal Christie Where do student’s find a community that welcomes all? "The HUB was a main source of love and support that I needed as a young adult away from my home church. We adapted well to the pandemic and were very aware and responsive about the current events occurring...
By Melissa Lauber The people of the Baltimore-Washington Conference must “keep the main thing the main thing: we are followers of Jesus Christ, tasked with the transformation of the world,” Bishop LaTrelle Easterling told more than a thousand United Methodists in eight online...
By Neal Christie When the Rev. Alexis F. Brown began her journey as the campus minister in 2016 with the Wesley Foundation at Howard University, she really didn’t imagine that The United Methodist Church could offer her the opportunity to serve at a prestigious institution like...
By Melissa Lauber See the Q&A with members' questions Standing, Transforming and Rising will be the themes that shape the Oct. 25-27 Baltimore-Washington Conference session, which because of COVID-19 precautions, will be held online again this year. The sessions will be live-streamed on...
