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...
By Susan Bender At annual conference in October, the Baltimore-Washington Conference passed a resolution declaring gun violence a public health emergency within our conference. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 2,300 children ages 0-17 were killed...
Black History Month begins today. If I am completely honest, I have never really cared for this observance. It feels like a participation trophy for an entire race that has been as much a part of the history of this country as almost any other. There is no United States of America without the...
It is with a profound sense of grief that we mourn the loss of Mayor Kevin Ward, of Hyattsville, who died Jan. 25 from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Ward was a servant leader who cared deeply about all the members of his community and gave generously – contributing food...
As churches continue to address the pandemic and the spiritual fatigue that can accompany it, many church leaders are wondering how they might respond and find renewal and vitality. The Rev. Jack Shitama, director of the Center on Vitality, recently shared some thoughts. I believe...
“100 percent becoming 100 percent” may be the new rallying cry and prayer as conference leaders continue to set a course for the years ahead. Bishop LaTrelle Easterling met with the Extended Cabinets of the Peninsula-Delaware and Baltimore-Washington Conferences in early...
