I greet you in the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. With my deep appreciation for her ministry and many gifts, and with prayerful discernment in fulfilling the needed consultation process, I share with you my intention to appoint the Rev. Dr. Laura Easto as pastor of Potomac...
Grace and peace to you in Jesus Christ, our Rock and our Redeemer. On Friday, April 28, the Judicial Council (the Council) responded to a petition requesting a declaratory decision concerning the nomination, election, consecration, and assignment of Bishop Karen Oliveto. Bishop Oliveto was...
Grace and peace to you in Jesus Christ, our Risen Savior! As we enter this season of Eastertide, we are more aware than ever of the powerful work of God, through the Holy Spirit, to overcome death in all its forms. Where the limitations of humanity see only the impossible, God breaks through and...
On January 16, 2017, we celebrated the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His message of justice, liberation, and inclusion reverberated from coast to coast as we remembered our national hero. Whether it was during a breakfast, dinner, or church service in his honor, his...
In honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday observance, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling preached at American University. We share some small excerpts from her sermon, The Journey Continues, as people of faith observe the inauguration of America’s 45 president, Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C...
Beloved of God, Words are inadequate to address the tragedy unfolding after a house fire in Baltimore city this morning. As I write this, it is known that five children succumbed to the fire, one other is missing, and the mother is in the hospital with three additional siblings. Many...
“Hark! The herald angels sing…” This is the opening verse to one of Charles Wesley’s most famous hymns, and a beloved Christmas carol. The hymn has been revised and gone through various melodic transformations, but one thing has remained constant: the opening word...
You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust." -- Psalm 91: 1-2 Beloved: It is the day after another election in our country, another opportunity for us to...
As a people of faith, our hope is built on the Solid Rock, Jesus the Christ. The catastrophe that occurred in Southwest Baltimore this morning, when a school bus crashed into the side of transit bus, leaves us all shaken. Although all of the details are unknown, what we do know is that precious...
Grace and peace to you in Jesus Christ. For many years, I am told, people in the Baltimore-Washington Conference begin to anticipate Christmas, when they see the traditional red cardboard stockings from the Board of Child Care. They equate the coming of Christ with the lives of vulnerable...
