December 24, 2019 Beloved of God: The Advent wreath has been increasing the light in our sanctuaries and the Christ candle is now lit. Whether we experienced it through Handel's Messiahor Gruber's Silent Night, the songs of Christmas have filled our hearts. The...
Reggan Chapin, 10, loves macaroni and cheese. When her church, John Wesley UMC in Hagerstown, began to brainstorm about innovative ministry and how they could use the church’s commercial kitchen to benefit the community, they turned to Katie. Her response? “Macaroni and...
In my home office, I have a set of three bookcases. At the top of the middle case there is a piece of art placed between two candle sticks. The art is the word, “HOPE.” I received this piece of art when I was the district superintendent for the Metro Boston HOPE District. It...
The Rev. Sam Marullo walks out of the Ager Road UMC parsonage as it undergoes renovations. The project is made possible thanks to the Adrienne Terry Fund in the Greater Washington District. Photo by Melissa Lauber. When he was a boy, the Rev. Sam Marullo, a Deacon, worked for his godfather...
December 4, 2019 In February 2019, General Conference voted to create a new paragraph in the Book of Discipline (¶ 2553). This paragraph was intended to give individual local congregations a time-limited opportunity to "disaffiliate" from The...
We at GYTTE want to wish you a wonderful Christmas full of love and giving of yourselves to build The Kindom of God here on earth! We give thanks for all of you and know that you pray for us regularly. We had a wonderful experience with a group from Camp Hill UMC, PA. This is the first of Nan...
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church first held worship services in the woods, in barns, or wherever freed slaves could meet in the area of what is now Fort Washington, Md., starting in 1862. Methodism was brought to the area by the Rev. Jeremiah “Father” Brown, who migrated to Chapel...
Full-time Local Pastor Rob Pierson raises his hand to ask Bishop LaTrelleEasterling a question during a Q & A at Parkhead UMC in Big Pool. More than 1,000 people gathered in district meetings this fall to be in conversation with Bishop LaTrelle Easterling about the state of the church...
In a series of Sunday services this fall, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling installed three superintendents to serve as missional strategists and lead the Cumberland-Hagerstown, Annapolis and Washington East districts. The Rev. John Wunderlich took the reins of the Cumberland-Hagerstown District...
Lynne Heller, left, and Rev. Karin Walker display one of the blankets. At Fallston UMC, the lines that separate the inside and outside of church often become blurred, said the Rev. Karin Walker. The most recent instance of this surrounds the...
