Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar, who died unexpectedly earlier this week, is being mourned throughout the denomination and celebrated for his kindness, profound faith and transforming leadership. Services for Bishop Devadhar will be held on the morning of Thursday, July 27, at Hyde Park Community...
By Becki Wessinger For more than 30 years, youth groups from the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences have been serving in the Appalachian region of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia by providing home repair to those who do not have the means to take on the repairs...
The Baltimore-Washington Conference continues to assist the people at Capitol Hill UMC and others who are welcoming the migrants bused to Washington, D.C. Emma Escobar, coordinator of the BWC's Hispanic/Latino Ministries, shares these new opportunities for engagement. For more information...
A Message from the Revs. Amy P. McCullough and Lemuel Dominguez Lead Pastor and Associate Pastor, Grace United Methodist Church Grace UMC in Baltimore has been a Reconciling Church since 2010 and since 2019 a flag has hung from the exterior front wall of our sanctuary as a sign...
A Reflection on Methodism TodayBy Bishop Forrest C. Stith, Retired And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” So, I answered, “O Lord God, You know.” Again, He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones...
By: Bonnie McCubbinPhotos by: Bonnie McCubbin & Alison Burdett For two non-consecutive days, June 26 and June 28, 2023 the ground of Old Otterbein United Methodist Church, Baltimore, MD, was scraped back, layer by layer, to reveal what time has hidden. This archeological dig, under...
By Melissa Lauber If you take a map and draw a 40-mile circle around Frostburg UMC, you will discover a landscape of hope, created over the past 47 years by United Methodist and other youth who have spent weeks during their summer break restoring or repairing hundreds of homes. CAMP HOPE...
A letter from four United Methodist General Secretaries Today’s Supreme Court decision ruling unconstitutional the use of affirmative action is antithetical to the social teachings of The United Methodist Church. As stated in the Book of Resolutions, The United Methodist Church sees...
By Kathy Mellott Emory Grove, located in Glyndon, Maryland, has been a center for summer worship for 156 years. In 1973, a cottage owner of Emory Grove, Rev. George Lovell, realized that there was no worship mid-week. He felt that going from Sunday to Sunday without praising God was unacceptable...
By Melissa Lauber When asked for a summary of their faith, one of the most honest things a Christian might offer in response is the Lord’s Prayer. It is a guidepost for every person of faith to follow, said Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar during a Bible study June 8-10 at the annual session of...
