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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...

In less than a year, The United Methodist Church will reach a crucial crossroads in its history. A special General Conference is scheduled for Feb. 23 to 26, 2019, in St. Louis, Mo., to address one topic: how shall the church respond to questions related to inclusion of LGBTQ people?

Hundreds of thousands of people around the world marched in solidarity with a group of high school students who are saying “enough is enough” when it comes to gun violence, especially in schools.

New ministries being hatched In a nod to the ancient past and the undreamed-of future, a different kind of church is being born. Fresh Expressions unleashes the Holy Spirit to move beyond the sanctuary and create a new kind of church for the Post-Christendom world in which we live. Several...

BOOM revises policy that addresses homosexuality

Posted by Melissa Lauber on Apr 05, 2018

The Baltimore-Washington Conference’s Board of Ordained Ministry (BOOM) recently released its new policy for examining candidates for ministry. Who can and can’t be ordained has been in the news throughout the denomination in recent years as The United Methodist Church wrestles with inclusion of...

A decade in the making, the BWC Retreat and Camping Ministries recently hosted their first ever Spring Break Day Camp for Baltimore children at John Wesley UMC.

“This isn’t the end of racism. This is the start of the end of racism.”

By Erik Alsgaard Free money! Yes, absolutely free money! We’re giving it away because that’s how we roll in the Baltimore-Washington Conference! Now that we have your attention, a brief explanation. Every year in The United Methodist Church, Peace with Justice Sunday is observed. One...

News Analysis: Out of tragedy, God makes a way

Posted by Melissa Lauber on Apr 01, 2018

Some days, the job of being a pastor is more difficult than others. In the midst of tragedy,especially, pastors help God make a way, and vice versa.