The Northeastern Jurisdiction College of Bishops may have two openings this year. Bishop Jeremiah Park (Susquehanna Conference) and Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar (New England Conference) are retiring, effective Aug. 31, 2020. However, proposed plans for the future of the denomination may...
Beloved, We. Are. One. That was the title of the sermon I preached during my Installation in 2016 at First Hyattsville United Methodist Church. The Spirit led me to preach from Ephesians and emphasize our unity after listening to conversations throughout the conference. Further, as...
Below is a press release from the Council of Bishops. Before reading it, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling wants to share these words with you: Beloved of God, I had the distinct privilege of joining other committed servants of God in a time of prayer, discernment, negotiation, and visioning for...
December 24, 2019 Beloved of God: The Advent wreath has been increasing the light in our sanctuaries and the Christ candle is now lit. Whether we experienced it through Handel's Messiahor Gruber's Silent Night, the songs of Christmas have filled our hearts. The...
Reggan Chapin, 10, loves macaroni and cheese. When her church, John Wesley UMC in Hagerstown, began to brainstorm about innovative ministry and how they could use the church’s commercial kitchen to benefit the community, they turned to Katie. Her response? “Macaroni and...
The Rev. Sam Marullo walks out of the Ager Road UMC parsonage as it undergoes renovations. The project is made possible thanks to the Adrienne Terry Fund in the Greater Washington District. Photo by Melissa Lauber. When he was a boy, the Rev. Sam Marullo, a Deacon, worked for his godfather...
December 4, 2019 In February 2019, General Conference voted to create a new paragraph in the Book of Discipline (¶ 2553). This paragraph was intended to give individual local congregations a time-limited opportunity to "disaffiliate" from The...
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church first held worship services in the woods, in barns, or wherever freed slaves could meet in the area of what is now Fort Washington, Md., starting in 1862. Methodism was brought to the area by the Rev. Jeremiah “Father” Brown, who migrated to Chapel...
Full-time Local Pastor Rob Pierson raises his hand to ask Bishop LaTrelleEasterling a question during a Q & A at Parkhead UMC in Big Pool. More than 1,000 people gathered in district meetings this fall to be in conversation with Bishop LaTrelle Easterling about the state of the church...
In a series of Sunday services this fall, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling installed three superintendents to serve as missional strategists and lead the Cumberland-Hagerstown, Annapolis and Washington East districts. The Rev. John Wunderlich took the reins of the Cumberland-Hagerstown District...
