POST ROCK 2020 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1) The theme for this past year's ROCK event was "Take heart", based on John 16:33. What has that scripture come to mean to you since the ROCK weekend? The following questions are based on the words and testimony shared...
Grace and Peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ! The season of Lent invites us, individually and collectively, to a deep assessment of and prayer filled reflection on our faithfulness and fruitfulness. At times, we use Lent to anticipate the coming of the resurrected Christ without...
On Feb. 18, the BWC's Discipleship Council voted to support the Protocol of Reconciliation and Grace Through Separation, coming to the General Conference May 5-15 in Minneapolis. A Statement from the Discipleship Council of the Baltimore-Washington Conference on the Protocol of...
Summary of the Protocol of Reconciliation and Grace Through Separation(This summary was compiled by the BWC’s Discipleship Council.) Late last year, a group of denominational leaders representing diverse advocacy groups within the denomination, including Bishop LaTrelle Easterling...
Glen Mar Church, a United Methodist congregation in Ellicott City, received the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission’s 2020 Living the Dream Award for the congregation’s annual Day of Service. This year, 1,800 church volunteers of all ages joined in service to the...
The BWC's 2020 Mission of Peace group: (Back row, L-R) Nito Slack, Bishop LaTrelleEasterling, the Rev. Marion Easterling; (front row) Elizabeth Anderson and Maya Tzan. Inspired by the preaching of the late Bishop Dale White, the Mission of Peace was brought into existence by the Northeastern...
By Emily Hart*Special to the UMConnection Ms. Fay, center, after her swearing in with some of her church family. L-R: Kathi, Rev. Emily, Nathanial, Fay, Kelly, Ellsworth. Photo courtesy of Emily Hart. “So, how long have you all been on this journey?” asked the...
The Northeastern Jurisdiction College of Bishops may have two openings this year. Bishop Jeremiah Park (Susquehanna Conference) and Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar (New England Conference) are retiring, effective Aug. 31, 2020. However, proposed plans for the future of the denomination may...
Beloved, We. Are. One. That was the title of the sermon I preached during my Installation in 2016 at First Hyattsville United Methodist Church. The Spirit led me to preach from Ephesians and emphasize our unity after listening to conversations throughout the conference. Further, as...
Below is a press release from the Council of Bishops. Before reading it, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling wants to share these words with you: Beloved of God, I had the distinct privilege of joining other committed servants of God in a time of prayer, discernment, negotiation, and visioning for...
