Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. — John 20:1 Before dawn, before the light had crested over the horizon and brought...
By Melissa Lauber If you want to know the real Johnsie Cogman, watch her direct a gospel choir. Heart and soul, she leans into the music, abandons herself to the Spirit and calls forth beauty, joy, suffering, and redemption. It’s glory come to life. In July, the Rev. Johnsie Cogman will be...
By Melissa Lauber If there’s one thing the Rev. John Wunderlich wants you to know, it’s that he’s excited about serving in the Cumberland-Hagerstown District. Wunderlich, the pastor of First Saints UMC in Leonardtown, has a reputation for being an innovative...
In 2007, the Baltimore-Washington Conference joined in a partnership with United Methodists in the Zimbabwe Episcopal Area. One of the cornerstones of the partnership is a Pastors’ School, held every two years at Africa University. BWC leaders provided most of the support in...
Hanwa Mission School in Zimbabwe, a project of the Community UMC of Crofton, is now officially a United Methodist school.
Nashville, Tennessee – United Methodist Communications is pleased to announce their new leadership-focused website ResourceUMC.org. The site—that launched this month—was developed as a centralized portal to equip United Methodist leaders across the globe with helpful...
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By Christie Hoffman*Special to the UMConnection Youth workers and ministry leaders listen to Daniel Barnett during a time of worship at the recent training event and retreat, held Wesley Freedom UMC in Sykesville. Photo by Christie Hoffman. Youth workers from across the Baltimore-Washington...
By Linda WorthingtonUMConnection Staff “Legacy, legacy, legacy,” was the operative word-of-the-day when the Baltimore-Washington Conference United Methodist Women gathered at the Mission Center March 25 to celebrate its 150-year anniversary. “We pray, study and march,&rdquo...
By Erik Alsgaard Immigration makes headlines in the United States and around the world. With more than 25.9 million refugees and asylum seekers in the world in 2017, how and if people cross borders and for what reasons have become a political football. To help untangle some of the mess that is...
