The Rev. Daniel Andrews, pastor at the Cowenton/Chesaco Cooperative Parish in White Marsh, died June 15, 2014. A prayer service in his memory was held at Chesaco UMC June 18. A Service of Death and Resurrection was held June 29, at Calvary UMC in Frederick, with participation by Bishop Marcus...
Conference Adopts Spending Plan for Ministry For the second year in a row, the Baltimore-Washington Conference unanimously adopted a budget. Without debate on the floor nor amendment, conference members approved a $17.3 million ministry spending plan for 2015. The Rev. Ann Laprade, chair of the...
BWC Does Holy Conferencing in a New Way By Melissa Lauber UMConnection Staff On May 30, more than 850 members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference gathered in small groups in the ballroom at the Waterfront Marriott Hotel to participate in holy conferencing as they attempted to discern...
2014 Annual Conference Overview Beneath banners of area bridges that spelled out the word “LOVE,” lay and clergy members of 640 churches came together for worship, learning, fellowship and holy conferencing at the 230th session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, May 29-31 at the...
Missionary commissioned as BWC’s ‘gift to the world’ By Melissa Lauber UMConnection Staff A mid the enthusiasm of student partners from Connexions in Baltimore speaking out and dancing for justice, the spoken word poetry of the Rev. Wanda Duckett, vignette reports on a...
Ordinands called upon to create a new vision for the church By Linda Worthington UMConnection Staff In the celebration, ceremony and solemnity of the Ordination and Commissioning Service, family and friends filled the ballroom of the Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Hotel May 31 for the ordination...
BWC does Holy Conferencing in a new way By Melissa Lauber UMConnection Staff On May 30, 855 members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference gathered in small groups in the ballroom at the Waterfront Marriott Hotel to participate in holy conferencing as they attempted to discern God’s will...
Bridge-builders gather at AC 2014 By Melissa Lauber UMConnection Staff Beneath banners of area bridges that spelled out the word “LOVE,” lay and clergy members of 640 churches came together for worship, learning, fellowship and holy conferencing at the 230th session of the...
When ‘Thank you’ says a thousand other words ... By Melissa Lauber UMConnection Staff Bishop Marcus Matthews says thank you. All the time. I was a little surprised and flustered when he asked me to deliver the thank you’s on Saturday morning at annual conference. But I...
Bible study encourages BWC to create ‘bridge of dreams’ By Linda Worthington UMConnection Staff The Africa University choir sang, drummed and danced the people in to Bible study each morning of annual conference to listen with hearts and minds to James “Jim” Salley bring...
