In its report to Annual Conference, the Rev. Jessica Hayden, the chair of the Discipleship Council, reported on the state of discipleship in BWC’s 606 churches in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and the panhandle of West Virginia. Her report was based on the Discipleship Ministries Report...
While only one church – Cherry Run UMC in Hedgesville – requested to be formally closed at this year’s Annual Conference Session, over the past three years the BWC has seen a spike in church sales, said the Rev. Sheridan Allmond, the chair of the Conference Board of...
Members of the BWC heard an update on the Boy Scouts of America Bankruptcy case on June 2. The Baltimore-Washington Conference will use Conference reserve funds to pay its $1.38 million share of the settlement, which will address 53 claims of sexual misconduct that were attributed to the BWC for...
NOTE: On Aug. 25, the Rev. Joseph Daniels withdrew his name as the BWC’s endorsed candidate for the episcopacy. In a letter to the BWC’s General and Jurisdictional Conference delegation, he wrote: “Every day since June 2 of this year, I have been overwhelmingly...
With a nod to United Methodist heritage and some of the current issues facing our culture, Baltimore-Washington Conference members passed three resolutions on June 2. In the first, members congratulated Lovely Lane UMC in Baltimore on its 250th anniversary. The church, known as the...
Excellence in ministry takes a thousand different forms and wears a thousand different faces. On June 2, the Baltimore-Washington Conference took time to honor two churches and several individuals for their faithfulness, gifts, and the unique and powerful ways they serve and honor God. At the...
With the age-old traditions of 238 years of ministry and discipleship providing a foundation, the people of the Baltimore-Washington Conference raised their hearts in worship as they gathered virtually for Annual Conference. From homes and 606 churches in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and...
“Ministry, in all its forms is challenging and holy work,” said the Rev. Amy McCullough, chair of the BWC’s 49-member Board of Ordained Ministry. The Board works as “caretakers of treasure of the Gospel that shines through the lives of licensed, commissioned and ordained...
Continuing education and learning additional knowledge and skills are essential for those seeking to be faithful and effective pastors. In these changing and challenging times, the Board of Ordained Ministry of the Baltimore-Washington Conference has created a set of revised policies and...
Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling called this year’s Session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference to order as she took a sacred moment to express gratitude for and to honor the land and the Native American people of Maryland. She was joined by Richard Church of the...
