The 12 delegates elected to the 2016 General Conference by the Baltimore-Washington Conference joined members from throughout the global church as they gathered May 10-20 in Portland, Ore., to chart the future of the church.
Clergy members of the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference, meeting June 1 in an Executive Session, did not approve Tara “T.C.” Morrow for commissioning as a Deacon in The United Methodist Church.
A statement from the Rev. Ron Stief, Executive Director, National Religious Campaign Against Torture
Earlier today, the Clergy Session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist Church did not accept the recommendation of the Board of Ordained Ministry (BOOM) to vote T.C. Morrow into provisional membership as a deacon. This is the first time, at least in recent memory...
Bishop Marcus Matthews and the Cabinet of the Baltimore-Washington Conference announce the following clergy appointments. The appointments are effective July 1, 2016.
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May 31
Rev. Gerry Grace to Centenary UMC in Shady Side
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Words of heartfelt gratitude and soulful reflection marked each of the four regional farewell ceremonies that honored Bishop Marcus Matthews for his 42 years of ministry, of which all but eight years was spent serving God in the Baltimore-Washington Conference.
“Still I Rise,” by Maya Angelou, has been a source of empowerment for African American women since it was written. It has become a source of inspiration for the city of Baltimore since the unrest last spring. As I have reflected on the events of the past year, I have heard the city defiantly...
Reviving a tradition that is more than a century old, the United Methodist Council of Bishops sent this letter today to the people of The United Methodist Church following the 2016 General Conference, held in Portland, Oregon, May 10-20. The letter reads as follows:
To the people of The United...
After fumbling to get my seat belt fastened on the plane, I was ready to go to Orlando, Florida, to attend the Exponential Conference at First Baptist Church.
What happens when local church leaders from the Baltimore-Washington Conference immerse themselves in learning how to plant new churches? Hopefully, multiplication.