By Melissa Lauber Being endorsed as a candidate for the episcopacy was the furthest thing from the Rev. Joseph Daniels’ mind when he attended the 2022 session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference. But when he heard his name recommended, something in his soul told him to pay...
Collaboration in ministry between clergy and laity is the foundation of moving the church of Jesus Christ forward. That’s according to Gregory and Delila Parham, active lay members of Queen’s Chapel UMC and who, together, presented the Laity Address on Tuesday morning during the...
Content warning: This message contains references to sexual misconduct that may be difficult for some readers. "When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed...
On Sept. 22, the Rev. Andy Peck-McClain will lead the BWC’s first Living Well retreat for clergy. The purpose of the fall retreats to be held this fall is to give pastors an opportunity for renewal and tools for well-being.
May 22, 2020 Beloved of God, I greet you in the precious name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. The work of the followers of Jesus Christ has been, is, and will always be essential. It is not essential simply because we gather in houses of worship; rather, it is...
by Erik Alsgaard Churches throughout the Baltimore-Washington Conference will continue to operate under restrictions that mitigate the spread of COVID-19 through May 15, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling announced in a State of the Church webinar today. The bishop said that she is following...
Ask just about any United Methodist clergyperson, and they’ll tell you that they took seminary classes on the New and Old Testament, theology, preaching, leading worship, and things like that. What they most likely didn’t take is a class on is how to lead change in a congregation; how to move it...
Margaret M. Thayil, 86, the wife of the late Rev. Ernest Thayil, died March 30, 2019. He died three months earlier on Jan. 4, 2019. A Joint Celebration of Life for them was held at Jackson Chapel UMC in Frederick May 4. Margaret Mary Elisha was born in Bombay, India, Jan. 13, 1933. She and...
Eleanor L. Hall, 104, the wife of the late Rev. Richard W. Hall, Jr. and mother of Rev. R. David Hall, died March 14, 2019. A Memorial Service was held March 23 at McKendree-Simms-Brookland UMC where her son is pastor. Eleanor L. Hall was born in Lexington, Kentucky, Oct. 21, 1914. She and...
Phyllis B. Kemp, 102, the wife of the late Rev. Thomas Ward Kemp, died March 9, 2019, in Felton, Pa. A private service and interment were held April 22 at Oak Grove Cemetery in Glenwood, Md. Phyllis Bankert was born July 14, 1916. She and T. Ward Kemp were married in 1936 at the beginning of...
