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Sexual ethics policy passes; many resolutions referred

Posted by Melissa Lauber on Jun 10, 2019

Members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference went into the plenary sessions May 30 and 31 with more than 30 resolutions on which to deliberate and vote.

 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...

Leaders share broad perspectives on the church and its future

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Posted by Melissa Lauber on May 31, 2019

  The special 2019 General Conference, which upheld and strengthened the denomination’s stance on homosexuality, caused the Church’s foundations to shift, said Bishop LaTrelle Easterling. To acknowledge this sea-change in the church, the bishop opted to open the Annual...

The Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Wesleyan Covenant Association issued a response to the April 29 Vision Statement by the Conference Discipleship Council in Response to Legislation Enacted during the 2019 General Conference. BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE WESLEYAN COVENANT...

  By Heather HahnUnited Methodist News Service The Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli, center, answers a question at the press conference following UMCNext. With her are fellow convening team members, the Rev. DJ del Rosario, left, and Karen G. Prudente. Photo by David Burke, Great Plains...