UMC Organizations to Be Listed on Guidestar
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United Methodist churches can now be listed on Guidestar data base.
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Bishops, agency respond to #MeToo movement
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As allegations of sexual misconduct rock Hollywood, the media and the U.S. government, United Methodist leaders acknowledge that the church also has seen such abuses of power. The Council of Bishops and Commission on the Status and Role of Women have released a statement responding to the #MeToo...
Churches, community and kids feed the hungry together
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On Martin Luther King Day, Bethesda UMC and Chevy Chase UMC came together to make more than 20,000 meals, bound for Peru.
Glen Mar’s Day of Service reaches thousands
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Thousands of volunteers came to Glen Mar UMC Jan. 15 for a Day of Service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
Katherine Jean Rodeffer
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Katherine Jean Rodeffer, 87, the wife of the Rev. Robert K. Rodeffer, a retired Elder, died Jan. 14. Her Celebration of Life service was held at Emmanuel UMC in Beltsville, Feb. 10. Katherine Jean Bodmer Roddefer, known as Jean, was born Aug. 29, 1932, to Mary Katherine Shumate Bodmer and...
United Methodist bishops condemn President Trump's offensive remarks
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The Council of Bishops speaks out speaks out against President Trump's "offensive" remarks against immigrants
Bishop LaTrelle Easterling's statement on the reported remarks of President Trump
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"We are called to choose decency, love, and justice. Words have power. We must hold ourselves and our leaders accountable for our words and the actions they inspire." -- Bishop Easterling
Leaders are called to be robust in love, alive in Christ
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Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16 will be guiding the Baltimore-Washington Conference in the coming year.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s 4 Key Principles of Prophetic Witness
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Rev. C. Anthony Hunt explains how Martin Luther King, Jr.’s prophetic witness was grounded in four principles — call, conviction, courage, and commitment. Even 50 years after King’s assassination, these principles are still relevant to leaders engaging in prophetic witness and public ministry.
Bishop Easterling visits ‘on the district’
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In keeping with the circuit rider tradition, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling recently traveled to the districts of the Baltimore-Washington Conference to meet separately with clergy and laity, to hear what’s on their minds and to share the age-old question: “How is it with your soul?”