“Oh, the wonder of it all,” said Marcia McFee as she called the people of the Baltimore-Washington Conference to worship. “It’s safe to say we’re experiencing a mixed bag of emotions — joyful, sorrowful, ambivalent, hopeful,” she said. “Here...
Restructuring | Budget | Pensions and Health Benefits | Disaffiliation Other Stewardship Questions | Resolutions | Other Questions The following are questions asked at the Pre-Conference sessions on May 18. The answers, about the restructuring recommendations...
By Melissa Lauber For many, last year’s vandalism at Glenelg High School was a headline about racist graffiti that sparked thoughts of hate and intolerance and faded with the next week’s news. But for the Rev. Gayle Annis-Forder and Linden Linthicum UMC, those events are...
The stained-glass window at Mount Vernon Place UMC in Baltimore is one of its classic Gothic features. Photo by Alison Burdett. By Melissa Lauber For 147 years, Mt. Vernon Place UMC has defined Baltimore’s landscape. One of the city’s three Gothic buildings, it soars with grandeur...
By Melissa Lauber The Rev. Bill Brown, the newly appointed director of New Faith Expressions for the Baltimore-Washington Conference, is a runner at heart. Some days, running transcends mere exercise and becomes a spiritual discipline for him. On those days, he finds himself noting that 51...
By Melissa Lauber If you want to know the real Johnsie Cogman, watch her direct a gospel choir. Heart and soul, she leans into the music, abandons herself to the Spirit and calls forth beauty, joy, suffering, and redemption. It’s glory come to life. In July, the Rev. Johnsie Cogman will be...
By Melissa Lauber If there’s one thing the Rev. John Wunderlich wants you to know, it’s that he’s excited about serving in the Cumberland-Hagerstown District. Wunderlich, the pastor of First Saints UMC in Leonardtown, has a reputation for being an innovative...
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Plans are underway for a July 1 start to pilot an innovative model for Campus Ministry. In place of a single, full-time campus minister, a three- to four-person ‘Ministry Hub’ of young adult interns will provide ministry leadership. Read more.
The impact and implications of decisions made at the recent General Conference were explored in a live-streamed forum led by Bishop LaTrelle Easterling March 2. Melissa Lauber has the story.
