Ever wonder what some of the acronyms really stand for in the Baltimore-Washington Conference and The United Methodist Church? Well, here is a short list of our most popular acronyms. You can click on each link for more information about that particular acronym.

AC—Annual Conference

BMCR—Black Methodists for Church Renewal
BOOM—Board of Ordained Ministry
BWCUMC—Baltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist Church
(note: there is always a hyphen between the words "Baltimore" and "Washington" when referring to the Baltimore-Washington Conference)

CFA—Council on Finance & Administration
CCYM—Conference Council on Youth Ministries
COSROW—Commission on Status and Role of Women
CPP—Comprehensive Protection Plan (part of Board of Pension & Health Benefits)

DA—District Administrator
DCOM—District Committee on Ordained Ministry
DS—District Superintendent

GBCS—General Board of Church and Society
GBOD—Formerly General Board of Discipleship/renamed to Discipleship Ministries
GBGM—General Board of Global Ministries
GBHEM—General Board of High Education and Ministry
GBOPHB—General Board of Pension and Health Benefits
GCAH—General Commission of Archives and History
GCFA—General Council on Finance and Administration
GCORR—General Commission on Religion and Race
GCSRW—General Commission on the Status and Role of Women
GCUMM—General Commission on United Methodist Men
GCUMW—General Commission on United Methodist Women

MARCHA—Methodists Associated Representing the Cause of Hispanic Americans

NEJ—Northeastern Jurisdiction

UMC—United Methodist Church (note: the word "The" is always capitalized when referring to The United Methodist Church)
UMCOM—General Commission on Communication
UMCOR—United Methodist Committee on Relief
UMM—United Methodist Men
UMW—United Methodist Women

VIM—Volunteers in Mission