By Anna Schlieckert My time at the 2023 Annual Conference session was fantastic. Not only did it deepen my understanding of the conference, but it also deepened my understanding of God. I attended the conference for two full days, and I attended the plenary session on Thursday night. During...
By Melissa Lauber The theme “All About Love” set the stage for four days of worship, learning, mission, fun, deep conversation and holy conferencing as 1,200 members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference gathered in Baltimore, in person, for the first time since 2019, for their...
By Melissa LauberPhotos by Alison Burdett & Tony Richards*Photos from June 3 will be added within a week to Flickr Patrick, Narae, David, Michael, Robert, Malaina, and Samuel. God called these people by name as they were ordained as Elders in The United Methodist Church in a...
By Melissa LauberPhotos by Alison Burdett & Tony Richards See photos from the day ‘Justice is love in action’ Sometimes the MAP can lead you on wonderful adventures. To create more vital churches, congregations throughout the BWC have been adopting Missional Action Plans...
By William SmithCamp Chapel UMC While some of the more than 400 laypeople faced challenges in getting in and settled, once the hiccups were taken care of, the Laity Session of the 239th Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference delivered. Conference Lay Leader Deloris Martin opened the proceedings...
By Melissa LauberPhotos by Alison Burdett & Tony Richards See photos from the day The people of the Baltimore-Washington Conference greeted the second day of Annual Conference with a special challenge from Bishop Peter D. Weaver: “be perpetual Pentecost people.” Throughout...
Story By Melissa LauberPhotos by Alison Burdett & Tony Richards See photos from the day On May 31, the liturgists and preacher evoked a series of love songs in a worship service that opened the 239th Session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference. During her sermon, Bishop LaTrelle...
On June 2, at their annual meeting, members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference will be spending time in mission at four schools and providing supplies and books to students at eight others. The Rev. Wanda Duckett, superintendent of the Baltimore Metropolitan District, reflects on how...
By Jim PattersonUnited Methodist News Service There was a simple takeaway from a whirlwind “pilgrimage” to historic United Methodist sites in the nation’s capital and Baltimore: The lessons of history are useless unless applied to our approach to the future. It was a long but...
Sixteen congregations took dramatic steps toward vitality as they recently completed the Catalyst Initiative and implemented new ways of thinking about and being the church. The plans they outlined brought some who had gathered for the closing session to tears as they considered the...
