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Church forms partnerships for mission

Posted by Melissa Lauber on May 01, 2018

Ask and you shall receive” is a simple Gospel promise, but at Mt. Olive UMC in Randallstown, it’s opening up new possibilities for mission and partnership.

More than 300 United Methodists from throughout the Baltimore-Washington Conference did just that April 21, attending one of two Pre-Conference Briefings to prepare for the upcoming Annual Conference Session.

The relationship between the Baltimore-Washington Conference and Africa University stretches back decades, even to the point before it actually existed. That relationship went a little deeper recently with the groundbreaking of a new swimming pool at Africa University, the first piece of a new...

United Methodist bishops were reminded April 29 that the church is watching, waiting and wondering if and how they will lead the denomination into the future. The Council of Bishops meets through May 4. Read Bishop Ough's sermon.

Q & A on the new Board of Ordained Ministry policy on examining candidates

At the April 21 Pre-Conference Session in Frederick, a question was raised about a United Methodist church seeking to break ties with the denomination. We offer this Q&A to bring clarity around that issue.

FAQ from Pre-Conference Session

Posted by Melissa Lauber on Apr 24, 2018

On April 21, members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference gathered to learn about issues coming before the May Annual Conference Session. They asked questions about the realignment, proposed budget, pensions and medical benefits, equitable compensation, resolutions coming before the session...

The April 1968 merger that created The United Methodist Church not only birthed a new denomination, it abolished a painful part of Methodist history: The Central Jurisdiction, which segregated African-Americans from their Methodist brethren

Fifty years ago this month, The United Methodist Church was born. Learn more about its creation, history, and the challenges that remain.

United Methodists from around our Annual Conference and beyond recently attended a daylong conference cosponsored by Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA) and Baltimore Washington Area Reconciling United Methodists (BWARM). Some in attendance were members of MFSA, some from BWARM, some...