The following letter was submitted by the Baltimore-Washington Conference Chapter of the Wesley Covenant Association in response to a column written by Bishop LaTrelle Easterling, titled “We Can Remain Together: Why I Support the One Church Plan.” To our beloved members...
By Heather Hahn and Jim PattersonUnited Methodist News Service St. Andrew UMC in Panama City, Fla., seen Oct. 11 after Hurricane Michael. United Methodists across the southeast are preparing to offer long-term relief after the most powerful hurricane in nearly 50 years slammed into the...
The Rev. Pauline V. Wilkins, a retired Elder, died Oct. 11, 2018, at home A Celebration of Life service was held Oct. 20 at Sharp Street Memorial UMC in Baltimore. The Rev. Cary James officiated with participation by the Revs. Raphael Koikoi, Eugene Matthews, Karen Bethea...
By Melissa Lauber Lay people throughout the Baltimore-Washington Conference’s 631 churches volunteer countless hours to ministry. Or do they? Words matter, and the word “volunteer” may need to be stricken from the church’s lexicon in favor of “disciple,” many...
By Bishop LaTrelle Easterling Families are often torn apart by divorce. Persons who once had love and concern for each other, spent holidays and celebrations together, who claimed one another beyond bloodlines suddenly are not speaking at all. Persons once so close you couldn’t slide a...
Eleanor Rose Emerick, 90, the wife of the Rev. Louis L. Emerick, died Oct. 5, 2018, at Fahrney Keedy Village. A funeral servicewas held Oct.10, 2018, at Emmanuel UMC in Hagerstown where she was a member. The service was officiated by the Rev. Randall Reid and nephew the Rev. Mark...
The Rev. Bernard “Bernie” F. Hillenbrand, 93, died Oct. 5, 2018. A memorial service was held at Foundry UMC Oct. 21 with the Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli officiating. The Rev. Donald Robinson gave the meditation. Bernard Francis Hillenbrand was born May 11, 1925, in Syracuse...
With the Special Session of General Conference less than five months away, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling has a message for her flock: be informed, be engaged, be pro-active. The four-day meeting, Feb. 23-26, will take place in St. Louis, Mo., to receive and act on a report from the Commission on a...
By Erik Alsgaard Members of the Perryman community participate in a candle-light prayer vigil at Cranberry UMC Sept. 21 following the mass shooting at the Rite Aid Distributoin Center one mile away. Photo by Erik Alsgaard. For the Rev. Tiffany Patterson, it was déjà vu all over...
By Erik Alsgaard Following the mass shooting Sept. 20 at the Rite Aid Distribution Center in Aberdeen, the Rev. Tiffany Patterson knew what to do. That’s because she’d done it before, just 11 months ago. The Washington Post reports that the Rite Aid incident started around 9 a.m...
