By Melissa Lauber There’s a fable about a woodcutter, but it’s also about pastors: One day, there was a man cutting down a tree in the forest. A boy happened past, and asked, “What you are doing?” The woodcutter responded with the obvious answer, “I’m...
Sandra Ferguson, who served for decades as a leader in the Baltimore-Washington Conference, died Aug. 20. Her legacy lives on in those who walked with her in ministry and all those whose lives she touched. As a conference communicator, I had the privilege of witnessing her faith as it unfolded...
From Rev. Debra Scott This year marks the 250th Anniversary of Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, the Mother Church of American Methodism. We are planning to celebrate this year in grand style by having a Choral Festival on Nov. 6, at 4 p.m. in our sanctuary, located at 2200...
Camp Joy mission ministry is a time and place of intensive, immersive experiences of community, lived out in the midst of God’s beautiful creation, that highlight how our lives and our faith intersect. For more than 30 years, youth groups from the Baltimore-Washington and...
Drawing together experts from throughout the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences and beyond, this fall’s Training Tuesday webinars will provide local churches with valuable resources as they grow in vitality. The Rev. Bill Brown, who hosts the webinars, works...
Following any disaster, there are three prescribed steps and stages: relief, recovery, and rebuilding, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) reports. But with the tornado that hit Smith Island, Md., on Aug. 4, a new stage opened up – access. Smith Island is a remote island, 12...
The Peninsula-Delaware and Baltimore-Washington Conference Committees on Native American Ministries invite United Methodists to observe a special time of prayer and action from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, as they remember the atrocities associated with tribal children once taken from their families and...
“Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.” – Deuteronomy 10:19 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me… -- Matthew 25:35 There is a humanitarian crisis...
From United Methodist Communications, Office of Public InformationA 281-page ruling last Friday in the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) bankruptcy proceedings indicates that most of the reorganization plan meets the criteria of bankruptcy law and is constitutional. The ruling approves the...
By Ken Camper St. Luke’s UMC in Reisterstown continues to build on the spirit of a project they completed last spring, creating a renewed enthusiasm for service and discipleship at the church. On March 13, when there was still snow on the ground, the congregation held a dedication...
