The Rev. Susan Duchesneau, a retired Elder in the Baltimore-Washington Conference, now lives in Punta Gorda, Florida. On Oct. 3, she wrote a letter to the people of Ferndale UMC where she was a pastor. With her permission, we share it with you. Greetings! Our family is safe in Punta...
The Korean Caucus of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, whose president is the Rev. Myungha Baek, held a Stop Asian Hate Crime seminar on Oct. 1 at Bethany Korean UMC in Ellicott City. The Rev. Dawn Hand, superintendent of the Central Maryland District, opened the...
At the invitation of their district superintendents, several clergy leaders from the Peninsula-Delaware and Baltimore-Washington Conferences met with Bishop LaTrelle Easterling on Sept. 28. They discussed how churches can grow in vitality and “do something expansive for God.” As part...
The General Conference of The United Methodist Church affirms the sacredness of Native American people, their languages, cultures, and gifts to the church and the world, past and present. As people of faith, we celebrate and honor Native American peoples and commemorate their histories...
Miracles happens, and sometimes they surprise us. During the pandemic, the Rev. Gay Carden pastored sick people and led the funerals of those who died. “There was a darkness in the pandemic,” she said. Recently, she also found the light. On Sept. 15, Carden, pastor of Asbury...
By Rev. Charles L. Harrell “Why did God let this happen to us?” That question is on the hearts and minds of many of her fellow Ukrainians since February, according to Pastor Alla of the Kamyanitsa UMC. Pastor Alla was one of seven United Methodist leaders from the...
In 2021, the Biden Administration recognized Indigenous People’s Day as a federal holiday. The United Methodist Native American International Caucus (NAIC) believes this national observation is a clear contradiction with the continued observation of Columbus Day as a national holiday...
By Melissa Lauber “Better together.” That’s the foundational philosophy of HOPP, the Harvest Outreach People Project, that is drawing United Methodist churches in Wilmington, Delaware, together to resource them for becoming partners with people in their...
The Northeastern Jurisdiction College of Bishops, in consultation with the Committee on Episcopacy, has announced a Special Called Session of Jurisdictional Conference, to be held virtually Saturday, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The two specific items on the agenda are: Hearing a report...
The contaminated water situation in the Sandtown and Harlem Park communities of West Baltimore is critical. The city is providing water; however, not at the level of the need on the ground Resurrection West Cooperative Parish (Ames Memorial and Metropolitan United Methodist churches) is...
