The stained-glass window at Mount Vernon Place UMC in Baltimore is one of its classic Gothic features. Photo by Alison Burdett. By Melissa Lauber For 147 years, Mt. Vernon Place UMC has defined Baltimore’s landscape. One of the city’s three Gothic buildings, it soars with grandeur...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Several resolutions coming to the Annual Conference Session were revised at the Connectional Table meeting on May 11, 2019. The article, below, and that which appears in the newspaper, were accurate at the time of publication. This year, the Baltimore-Washington Annual...
By Melissa Lauber The Rev. Bill Brown, the newly appointed director of New Faith Expressions for the Baltimore-Washington Conference, is a runner at heart. Some days, running transcends mere exercise and becomes a spiritual discipline for him. On those days, he finds himself noting that 51...
By Linda Bloom The United Methodist Church’s top court has found that while some provisions of the newly adopted Traditional Plan remain unconstitutional, the rest of the plan is valid as church law. That was the Judicial Council’s ruling on a requested review of the Traditional...
Dear Friends, Two AWARE groups had to cancel. We are proposing two options for coming on an AWARE group this year: One from July 5-13 and the other from Nov. 29-Dec. 7. We hope you will give this careful consideration. If you decide to come, please try to bring a friend (friends). Why come on an...
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris by Hossam Ouda. By Erik Alsgaard When was the last time your church held a fire drill on Sunday morning? If you don’t remember, or you answered “never,” this story is especially for you. The recent fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in...
By Erik Alsgaard Amid laughter, sunshine, friendly competition and fairways, several dozen golfers came together April 22 in Columbia for a tournament to raise money for a serious and worthy cause: Seeds of Security. This was the first of what organizers expect to become an annual...
To the People of The United Methodist Church I invite the people of The United Methodist Church to be in prayer for the Judicial Council, which is in session this week. In particular, the Judicial Council is focusing on the constitutionality of matters related to the Special Session of the...
Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. — John 20:1 Before dawn, before the light had crested over the horizon and brought...
By Melissa Lauber If you want to know the real Johnsie Cogman, watch her direct a gospel choir. Heart and soul, she leans into the music, abandons herself to the Spirit and calls forth beauty, joy, suffering, and redemption. It’s glory come to life. In July, the Rev. Johnsie Cogman will be...
