By Melissa Lauber For Methodists, it was the ultimate “meeting before the meeting.” In 1784, at Barratt’s Chapel in Frederica, Delaware, Francis Asbury met Thomas Coke to plan for the meeting that would form the new Methodist Episcopal Church in Baltimore weeks later. It...
For people recovering from drug, alcohol and other addictions, the traditional church is not always the most comfortable place. But two United Methodist deaconesses are changing that with a new Life Recovery Bible Study. On Jan. 8, 2025, a new online group will begin that combines the...
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. – Matthew 5:6 Beloved of God: The presidential election has been held and our nation elected a new administration. There are those who are rejoicing. There are those who are...
As the 2024 U.S. presidential election nears, some United Methodists may be overwhelmed with politics and the rhetoric in all the television ads, text messages and phone calls. Some might even wonder if it’s worth voting at all. Many can agree that November 5th can’t come fast...
Ames Memorial United Methodist Church, through its nonprofit Ames Shalom Community, has announced a partnership with three organizations—Seawall Development, Blank Slate Development, and Enterprise Community Development—to redevelop 67,000 square feet in West Baltimore’s Sandtown neighborhood...
The Rev. Rod Miller, recently returned from a meeting of the Moscow Seminary Board in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, along with the Revs. Charles Harrell, Doug Strong and Ted Campbell. While there, he was inspired to write several short pieces oriented to the current world context and our faith. A...
By Rev. Alexis F. Brown Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.” -Matthew 19:14 McKendree-Simms-Brookland UMC is celebrating the removal of a pew to create a space designed for children...
[Jesus] went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day, he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:“The Spirit of the Lord is on...
“With.” That one word has defined the Rev. Dr. Jim Miller’s 36 years of pastoral ministry. It will also shape his new ministry as superintendent of the Central Maryland District. Miller, pastor of Grace UMC in Gaithersburg and chair of the Baltimore-Washington Conference...
We offer prayers for the Rev. Dellyne Hinton, Pastor Michelle Corbett, and the congregations of St. Paul Praise and Worship Center and Elderslie-St. Andrews UMC, who worship at the St. Paul site in Pikesville. On the morning of Oct. 14, the Baltimore County Fire Department was called to 503...
