William Arthur Holmes died on Aug. 9, 2024, eight days before his 95th birthday. He resided at Homewood Retirement Community in Frederick, Md. Holmes was adopted at two weeks of age by James B. and Johnnie M. Holmes. He grew up in Oklahoma and Arkansas, graduating from Little Rock High School...
By Erik Alsgaard HANWA, Zimbabwe - In the rural high veld of southeastern Zimbabwe, near what used to be huge tobacco farms, sits the small village of Hanwa. Several years ago, council and tribal leaders approached The United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe , asking them with assisting in...
By Erik Alsgaard*Photos by James Lee The 2024 Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference reduced its episcopal areas from nine to six during its meeting in Pittsburgh July 10-12. An episcopal area is a geographic area consisting of an annual conference or conferences to which a bishop is assigned by...
Beloved: I am humbled and deeply grateful to be requested for a third quadrennium to serve a newly formed episcopal area that includes the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences. Your belief in and support of my leadership are humbling and inspiring. I serve...
By Melissa Lauber Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling danced. With a spirit of professed and profound gratitude, joy, and hope, Bishop Easterling danced as she met with the delegations of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences after learning she would be reassigned to...
Throughout the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences, leaders are celebrating the return of Bishop LaTrelle Easterling, who was assigned to serve for four more years as their episcopal leader. Among the Area’s 10 district superintendents, the Revs. Dawn Hand and...
Five United Methodist Jurisdictional (regional) Conferences will meet July 10-12. The Northeastern Jurisdiction, of which the Baltimore-Washington Conference is a part, will meet at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh. No new bishops will be elected at this session. The assignments of...
After prayer and consultation with the Cabinet, Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling has made the following clergy appointment changes, effective July 1, 2024. Rev. Sheridan Allmond to St. Paul’s UMC in Kensington, from Mount Olive UMC in Randallstown Rev. Miguel Balderas to Cheverly UMC...
St. Paul UMC in Berlin, Maryland, was named a United Methodist historic site on June 5 during a worship service at the Peninsula-Delaware Conference African American Summit. This status is a unique honor within the denomination. The church received this historic designation because of its...
By Pastor Debra Linton At Centennial UMC in Frederick almost every day can feel like Pentecost as people from a variety of cultures gather at the church and a new Spirit comes to life. God has been working in our midst over the past eight years at Centennial Memorial UMC. Located in downtown...
