The Rev. Heath Wilson in the kitchen at Toms Creek UMC, baking bread. by Erik Alsgaard During a time of physical distancing, when we’re being told – almost ordered – to stay at home, there appears to be a rise in the number of people baking bread. That is, if you can find yeast...
As churches continue to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, worship remains one of the most important tools. But how do you do that when public gatherings larger than 10 are banned? That question was the topic of a Training Tuesday webinar on March 23, where more than 220 people...
by Erik Alsgaard It was a Sunday like no other. March 15, 2020, will be long remembered throughout the Baltimore-Washington Conference as a day worship services were held almost totally online. Because of the spread of the novel coronavirus, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling directed...
NOTE: This is the full text of Judicial Council ruling 1391. The original decision was posted here. November 01 2019 In Re: IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference Wherein Said Questions Exclusively Concerned the...
Freddie Brown Sr. once had a front seat to black history. Literally. Erik Alsgaard explains in this Black History Month profile.
The first-ever United to Love Youth Moral Courage award was presented at ROCK 2019, and our Erik Alsgaard has the story.
More than 4,000 youth and their leaders gathered in Ocean City Feb. 8-10 for the 25th anniversary of ROCK, a retreat all about experiencing God's love. Erik Alsgaard has the story.
As part of their job description, clergy are called to cross boundaries. Clergy are invited into some of the most intimate moments of people’s lives. They visit in people’s homes, hospital rooms and funeral parlors. The may offer counsel in times of crisis. They speak out on issues that...
With the partial federal government shutdown entering its fourth week, faith leaders from the area, including Bishop LaTrelle Easterling, called for a quick end. Erik Alsgaard reports.
About two weeks before Christmas, Christie Latona, Director of Connectional Ministries for the Baltimore-Washington Conference, Emma Escobar, Coordinator of Hispanic/Latino Ministries for the BWC, and Julie Wilson, Chair of the BWC's Immigration Task Force, were south of San Diego, Calif., at...
