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BOOM report addresses full LGBTQI+ inclusion
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After significant deliberation, the Baltimore-Washington Conference Board of Ordained Ministry voted in May not to move TC Morrow ahead in the process of becoming an ordained Deacon in The United Methodist Church. Morrow, a lesbian, entered the candidacy process in 2016. With this decision, the...

24 Retirees Honored
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Twenty-four retirees were honored today at a luncheon for the 617 years they have given in ministry. Over the course of their ministry, they, among a myriad of things, served as trustees of colleges and nonprofits; helped lead the national celebration of the United Methodist hymnal, served as...

Statement from Bishop LaTrelle Easterling: May 23, 2017
Posted by Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling on

Once again, I am combing Scripture for another passage I can use to address a senseless death. Once again, I am trying to come to grips with the hatred that leads to the death of another innocent human being. Once again, I am wiping my tears and the tears of those who grieve and mourn these...

Vandals strike Locust UMC in Columbia
Posted by Erik Alsgaard on

During the overnight hours of Friday, May 19, someone spray painted “666” on the church sign of Locust UMC in Columbia. A person jogging by just after daylight saw the satanic symbol and alerted the church’s pastor, the Rev. Jane Wood.