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...
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...
by Melissa Lauber The Rev. Sherri Wood-Powe, a member of the BWC’s worship team, assists with the Memorial Service May 30. Photo by Tony Richards. A Facebook post from the Rev. Stephanie Vader may sum it up best: “The Holy Spirit blew through our annual conference. She can be such a...
Updated June 3, 10:45 a.m. One of the high holy moments of any Annual Conference Session is the service of commissioning, reception and ordination. The 235th BWC Session was no different, but in many ways, totally different than any other in its storied past. That’s because, for the...
The Baltimore-Washington Conference's United Methodist Women held their annual meeting in late October and while celebrating their 150th anniversary, heard a challenging sermon from their bishop.
At the reCall Summit Oct. 20 - 21, United Methodists learned more about the sin of racism and took home concrete action steps to address it.
