By Neal Christie United Methodists continue to pray and respond to the war now being waged in Ukraine. On February 24, Russian military forces invaded Ukraine, causing hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. US government aid officials report that the people of...
In the wake of Russia's assault on Ukraine Feb. 24, United Methodists are praying. The Rev. Stacey Cole Wilson prayed with the congregation of St. Andrew Ukrainian Church in Silver Spring on Feb. 27. As United Methodists, we believe war (especially an unprovoked war) is incompatible...
By Rev. Charles Harrell These past days, watching from a distance the awful events engulfing Ukraine, the psalmist’s lament has often come to mind: “I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.” (Psalm 120:7) Like many people, my own reactions to...
Bishop LaTrelle Easterling, episcopal leader of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences , offered a prayer for the people of Ukraine and Russia at the Love Your Neighbor Coalition prayer service on Feb. 26. By Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling Even on the...
Four Christian organizations are strongly condemning the advance of the Russian military into Ukraine and the assault that began on the night of 24 February 2022. They call for Russian troops to be brought back to Russia and an immediate end to the conflict. “Peace must prevail,&rdquo...
A message from Bishop LaTrelle Easterling: Beloved, Our hearts break today as we learn of the war being waged on the people of Ukraine. My colleague and brother, Bishop Christian Alsted, offers a profound word at this grievous time. We join him and others around the globe who are praying for...
Blast of Love is a ministry of Middletown UMC that seeks to share love in the community, born out of the Baltimore-Washington Conference's Catalyst Initiative. Catalyst is year-long process of discovery, exploration, and renewal. It empowers a church to initiate a Spirit-led vision...
By Neal Christie When will God step in and bring relief to those suffering under an unfair and broken immigration system? “When you get up and march forward,” said the Rev. Cassandra Nuñez, of Salem-Baltimore Hispanic UMC. “It is you who brings God into places...
By Susan BenderChair, BWC-UMC Gun Violence Prevention Team At annual conference in October, members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference passed a resolution declaring gun violence a public health emergency within our conference. Last week, a mother was killed in D.C...
The latest surge in the CoVID-19 pandemic started in early December 2021 when the first case of the Omicron variant was diagnosed in California. Omicron quickly proved to be highly transmissible as infections rose with alarming speed across our population, regardless of age or...
