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Cross is focus of Worship
Posted by Melissa Lauber on

By Melissa Lauber Our Refrain: “We are one beneath the cross, Christ became love for us. Called by Grace, sent to run, we stand as one at the cross.” Gathered beneath the cross, as one, last evening, the people of the Baltimore-Washington Conference vowed to uphold Abraham...

Bishop upholds UM Discipline
Posted by Erik Alsgaard on

By Erik Alsgaard Bishop LaTrelle Easterling issued a ruling of law during the BWC’s clergy session Wednesday night, stating that two individuals the Board of Ordained Ministry had approved were not eligible for ordination and commissioning because they are “self-avowed practicing...

The Heart of Discipleship
Posted by Guest Author on

EDITOR'S NOTE: Jim Gourley is a member of Nichols-Bethel UMC in Odenton, Md., and Sue McCann is a member of First UMC in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. They are both GBGM certified “Individual Volunteers In Mission (IVIM)." Over the past nine years, they have spent a considerable amount of...