As members of the ordination class of 2016 and new clergy leaders of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, we feel God calling us to speak in the midst of a historic moment in the life of our annual conference. We give thanks for the leadership of the Board of Ordained Ministry as it has chosen...
Issued June 1, 2016 Today during the Clergy Executive Session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist Church, clergy did not accept the recommendation of the Board of Ordained Ministry to approve T.C. Morrow for provisional membership as a deacon. We are deeply saddened...
The following statement was signed by members of the Wesley Theological Seminary community. “We were in seminary with TC” And we could not be more saddened or disappointed with this vote today. We were colleagues with TC as we were all discerning our calls and preparing for them...
A statement from the Rev. Ron Stief, Executive Director, National Religious Campaign Against Torture
Earlier today, the Clergy Session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist Church did not accept the recommendation of the Board of Ordained Ministry (BOOM) to vote T.C. Morrow into provisional membership as a deacon. This is the first time, at least in recent memory...
“Still I Rise,” by Maya Angelou, has been a source of empowerment for African American women since it was written. It has become a source of inspiration for the city of Baltimore since the unrest last spring. As I have reflected on the events of the past year, I have heard the city defiantly...
Reviving a tradition that is more than a century old, the United Methodist Council of Bishops sent this letter today to the people of The United Methodist Church following the 2016 General Conference, held in Portland, Oregon, May 10-20. The letter reads as follows: To the people of The United...
After fumbling to get my seat belt fastened on the plane, I was ready to go to Orlando, Florida, to attend the Exponential Conference at First Baptist Church.
Exponential 2016, a three-day event held in Orlando, Fla., drew more than 5,000 church planters from around the world, including more than 30 people from the Baltimore-Washington Conference.
General Conference delegates on May 20 approved a general church budget of $604 million for 2017-2020, a slight increase over the $603.1 million approved at the 2012 General Conference.
