By Erik Alsgaard On Oct. 27, 1771, Francis Asbury set foot in Colonial America. Methodism’s first bishop, Asbury ordained about 700 clergy before his death in 1816. On Oct. 27, 2021 – 250 years to the day -- the Baltimore-Washington Conference celebrated the ordination and...
The United Methodist Church operates under the Trust Clause, a provision in the Book of Discipline that dates back to 1796 and states that a local church holds its property, in trust, for the benefit of the entire denomination. According to the General Council on Finance and...
In a special online awards presentation, several BWC churches were honored for their discipleship with a One Matters Award on Oct. 26. The denominational award, presented by Discipleship Ministries, honors churches that have moved from “zero to one,” bringing in one new member into...
Amid a round of earnest debate and some technical challenges, members of the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference Session adopted a 2022 budget and a new formula for determining the mission shares payments that will help fund it. Following a presentation by Phil Potter, president of...
During an evening of celebration, members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference took time to join a wide variety of church musicians in song, to pray together, and to honor some special people whom God has called to ministry. Bishop LaTrelle Easterling lifted up the ministries of this...
In voting on resolutions Oct. 26, members bolstered the BWC’s creation care ministries and endorsed The Protocol, a denominational initiative to address the church’s theological differences over human sexuality expected to come to the postponed 2020 General Conference next...
Though the pandemic kept members, guests, visitors, and families apart from the Annual Conference Session again in 2021, the sacred time of remembrance in the Memorial Service went on in a powerful way. The Rev. HiRho Park proclaimed the good news of Jesus Christ crucified and resurrected...
During the Annual Conference Session, the BWC Worship Team created several devotionals and worship series, collecting music videos from the great talent and diversity from across the region. The Rev. Kyle Durbin shared that 57 individuals participated in the virtual worship liturgy of the...
Collaboration in ministry between clergy and laity is the foundation of moving the church of Jesus Christ forward. That’s according to Gregory and Delila Parham, active lay members of Queen’s Chapel UMC and who, together, presented the Laity Address on Tuesday morning during the...
The Discipleship Council, led by the Rev. Jessica Hayden, oversees the vision, mission, and strategic direction of the Baltimore-Washington Conference between Annual Conference Sessions.
