By Melissa Lauber Ask any question about faith, church, your life, or the world. The answer is love; the rest is commentary. This message permeated the March 8 session of the Next Level Speaker Series at Severna Park UMC, which featured the Rev. Jacqui Lewis, author of Fierce Love: A Bold Path...
If Tony Martucci has a legacy, it will be his wave. The staff and some special visitors to the Baltimore-Washington Conference Mission Center in Fulton usually received a greeting, a short wave and a very few words from Tony. That greeting was always noted and often quietly treasured. Tony, 31...
Paul J. Eichelberger has been named to be the new Treasurer/Director of Administrative Services for the Peninsula-Delaware Conference when William Westbrook retires this summer, after 29 years in that position. Eichelberger currently serves as the Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the...
“God will always love you.” “God will never leave you.” These are the words whispered into the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis’ ear by her mother as Jacqui was taking Communion at age 7. Jacqui will be the featured guest at the PDC-BWC Next Level Speaker Series on...
By Melissa Lauber A university chapel, where the community, church and academy intersect, can be a place of immense creativity, justice-making and spiritual growth. The Rev. Trey Daniel has made it his ministry to begin creating just such a space at Frostburg State University. For now, Baker...
By Melissa Lauber On Feb. 26, as the world observed the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, area United Methodists met at the Baltimore-Washington Conference Mission Center to hear from the Rev. Dr. Sergei Nikolaev, president of the Moscow Theological Seminary of The United...
By Melissa Lauber As The United Methodist Church emerges from the pandemic and faces a season of potential disaffiliations, the Baltimore-Washington Conference is positioning itself for strength and vitality as its leaders prioritize mission and ministry. A part of their leveraging for strength...
By Melissa Lauber In January, Governor Wes Moore was sworn in as the first Black governor of Maryland and became the third Black governor in the United States. In February, he preached at Fowler United Methodist Church in Annapolis, a small African-American church founded in 1871. Speaking from...
Beloved of God: As The United Methodist Church, we are a people who span multiple continents across the world. Even as we claim a singular rootedness in our Wesleyan theology, we experience and express that theology and our faith in diverse ways. Yet there...
To the Pastors and Laity of the Baltimore-Washington Conference: Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. The Special Session of General Conference held in 2019 created a path for churches to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church. That path is codified in...
