By Mittie QuinnDumbarton UMC For more than 50 years, with only one exception, members of Dumbarton UMC have gathered at the West River Retreat Center, one of the Baltimore-Washington Conference’s three camping ministries, to retreat, refresh, and renew. Thanks to the stewardship of our BWC...
By: Lindsay Mankatah, Youth from Trinity UMC, FrederickMission of Peace 2025: Hawai’i Going on the NEJ Mission of Peace (MOP) was a very enlightening experience for me, as it helped me deepen my faith and learn more about Christianity from a different perspective. The trip was very...
A CommentaryBy Melissa Lauber Each of us seeks sanctuary – that indwelling sacred space where God is as close as breath, and wonder, mystery and possibility are ours to simply claim. Recently, I got to return to my home church, St. Paul’s UMC, in Wilmington, Delaware, and heard...
By the Rev. Tony Love I Need You Now, Lord As I begin this sacred journey,A traveler owning my sin, faults, and failure, Moving outward to embrace Your gifts of love, grace, and redemption, I need You. I need YouTo call me out, firmly in truth.To cause me to face my stuff...
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...
By Rev. Dr. C. Anthony HuntSenior Pastor, Epworth Chapel UMC in Baltimore This year marks the 96th anniversary of the birth of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of America’s greatest advocates for peace with justice. Born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Ga., amidst the persistent...
From Rev. Doggett's Family The Rev. Carroll A. Doggett died Nov. 1, on All Saint’s Day, after 101 years of a well-lived life. He left with luggage filled with good works; ministering to the congregants of the United Methodist churches he served, officiating at marriage ceremonies, and...
Offered by the Rev. Chet Jechura on May 30 Bishop, I rise in the company of the Baltimore-Washington Conference Queer Clergy Caucus – beloved friends and faithful colleagues in ministry with whom I’m blessed to serve. Some of us, including myself, once banned from ordained ministry...
By Bill Brown Evangelism is a word that often elicits mixed emotions, especially for those of us who are United Methodists. For many, it conjures memories of encounters with judgmental zealots, overly aggressive preachers, and individuals who seem more focused on converting others than on...
By Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli Because of the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. -- Luke 1:78-79 (Song of Zechariah) For many months leading up to this...
