Author Kate Rivera is a young person who is a member of Nichols Bethel UMC in Odenton. In her role as an audio technician at the church, she notes that even as churches are re-entering their buildings, many are opting to also maintain an online presence for worship. She offers some...
By Erik Alsgaard When the pandemic hit more than a year ago, churches throughout the Baltimore-Washington Conference and around the world had to be flexible, and quick. Because in-person worship wasn’t an option, congregations turned to technology to live-stream their worship...
The year 2020, of course, has been like no other. Since the pandemic started dealing its deadly effects in mid-March, churches across the Baltimore-Washington Conference have had to adjust quickly to changing realities. Those changes included moving worship services out of buildings and...
Michael Vaughn, director of music ministry at A&M United Methodist Church in College Station, Texas, has directed and edited virtual choir videos, including with his church’s children’s choir. United Methodist music ministers are coming up with creative ways to keep music going...
THIS PAGE IS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED. CLICK ON THE BLUE BUTTON, BELOW, FOR AN UP-TO-DATE ALPHABETICAL LISTING. THANK YOU. See an alphabetical listing of churches, by church name. Submitted as of June 25, 2020 Trinity UMC, CatonsvillePre-recorded service at Facebook/ TrinityCatonsville...
May 22, 2020 Beloved of God, I greet you in the precious name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. The work of the followers of Jesus Christ has been, is, and will always be essential. It is not essential simply because we gather in houses of worship; rather, it is...
By Sarah Dorrance* What does singing praise in church look like as we come out of quarantine? For that matter, what will choirs and music academies do without the gift of song being united in vocal artistry? While none of us know that answer, we do know that Germany, in coming out of...
by Melissa Lauber The need for the church to really be the church, especially during the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, keeps Raimon Jackson up at night. For Jackson, the leader of the online worship experience “The Well,” discovering, creating, and sharing ways people...
By Ryan Danker* Pastors and those who lead our communities must be commended for the ways in which they are maintaining community during this difficult time. Many of our pastors are finding ways to pray, preach, teach, and counsel the faithful as we, together yet physically separate, face this...
As churches continue to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, worship remains one of the most important tools. But how do you do that when public gatherings larger than 10 are banned? That question was the topic of a Training Tuesday webinar on March 23, where more than 220 people...
