United Methodists know Jesus’ Great Commandment “to love your neighbor” by heart (Matthew 22:39).In the year ahead, church leaders throughout the Baltimore-Washington Conference are invited to live this commandment in ways that build a Beloved Community.
The 2020 class of ordinands, provisional members, deaconesses, and home-missioners made history Sept. 12 as pioneers in a new age of ministry — brought about in part by the social distancing caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
“We are One: Going Out in Mission” was the theme of the 2020 Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference Session, and although the Sept. 12 online meeting primarily addressed the funding of ministry, it was clear that the coronavirus pandemic has opened new doors to mission and ministry.
by Melissa Lauber The Board of Pensions and Health Benefits of the Baltimore-Washington Conference might not be the first place one would look to find examples of grace and growing discipleship. But in August, the pastor and members of Chews Memorial UMC in Harwood showed up in person at the...
As the nation struggles with the challenges of systemic racism and white supremacy, the church is an incubator of deep thought, action, and prayer. The people of the Baltimore-Washington Conference are engaged in significant discernment and conversations about race. Some of the leaders of the...
Twenty-one pastors, representing hundreds of years of service, will retire from the Baltimore-Washington Conference this year. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the retirees and their families will be missing out on some of the festivities normally held during the Annual Conference Session.
A large sign at Hughes UMC in Wheaton uses arrows to direct people to the go inside the building for church; to go into the sanctuary.
After 42 years of ministry, the Rev. David Thayer is retiring this July with all the best pastors’ words on his lips: transcendence, incarnational, eucharistic, sanctuary, mission, learning, love.
See who has received grants thus far Responding to the needs of those caught in the coronavirus pandemic has brought church leaders to their knees in prayer and raised them to inspiring heights as they minister to the area’s most vulnerable people. “We are seeing persons be the...
Morning, March 15, 2020 Beloved, As you gather in unique ways this morning to respect the State of Emergency in our nation, Washington, D.C., and your respective states, I am praying for you. I am also deeply grateful for your creativity and collaborative spirits in sharing...
