By Melissa Lauber In the narthex of Silver Spring UMC, a young man planted himself directly in the path of Maryland Governor Wes Moore, who was visiting the church that morning. The governor smiled and asked the young man his name. It was Bobby – Bobby Ryan-Silva. Moore leaned in close to...
If you’ve ever taken a tour of the Mother Church of Methodism, Lovely Lane UMC, in Baltimore, then you know that one of the highlights is the collection of memorial bronze plaques that adorn the walls of the lofty domed sanctuary. These plaques honor many of the pioneers of the...
For more information: Implementing Vital Change: Collaborative Hubs and Connecting Churches document Creating Vital Change webpage FAQ from the Feb. 11 Town Hall Resources for Vital Change: Wave 1 Video of Town Hall presentation The 564 churches of the Baltimore-Washington Conference...
This year, members of United Methodist annual conferences will vote on four amendments to the denomination’s constitution. The amendments deal with regionalization, inclusion in church membership, racism, and clergy-delegate elections. To be ratified, these amendments need the...
On Feb. 6, the Rev. Dr. Giovanni Arroyo, General Secretary of The General Commission on Religion and Race, joined Bishop Julius Trimble, General Secretary of The General Board of Church and Society, to address leaders of the denomination who gathered in Houston for quadrennial...
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” -- Psalm 34:18 Beloved, The leaders and members of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Area join me in grieving the loss of life aboard American Eagle Flight 5342 and a...
The Rev. Daryl Williams is chair of the Baltimore-Washington Conference Council on Finance and Administration. At the beginning of every year, I look back at the year that was in order to assess the year that was. As I look back at 2024, I am overwhelmed by what a tremendous year 2024 was for...
If I speak in the tongues of humans and of angels but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers and understand all mysteries and all knowledge and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give...
“And Go …” is the rallying cry of IGNITE, the upcoming youth conference in Ocean City. It’s also a theme that drives the lives of the event’s two keynote speakers – the Revs. YaNi Davis and Mike Whang. Whang, who is a pastor in the Texas Annual Conference...
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light...
