On Feb. 7, Wesley Theological Seminary hosted its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture. The featured speaker was the Rev. Dr. Teresa Fry Brown, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Bandy Professor of Preaching at Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta and a leader in the...
By Rev. Antoine LoveChairperson, Black Methodists for Church Renewal “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’” On Feb. 1, in Memphis, Tenn., at the...
By Bishop LaTrelle Easterling In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday and Black History Month, Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling, episcopal leader of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula Delaware Conferences, preached the following sermon on Feb. 1, 2023 at...
By Rev. Dr. C. Anthony Hunt Senior Pastor, Epworth Chapel UMC This year marks the 94th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth in Atlanta, Georgia. A son of Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church currently pastored by Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock, the first African-American U.S...
November 21, 2022 | A Message from Bishop LaTrelle Easterling Oh Lord, my God! When I, in awesome wonderConsider all the worlds Thy hands have madeI see the stars, I hear the rolling thunderThy power throughout the universe displayedThen sings my soul, my Savior God to TheeHow great Thou art...
Nine candidates are being considered the NEJ delegates in the next week's elections for the episcopacy. (See their bios.) As part of the discernment process, the candidates shared books that have been influential in their ministries. If you're looking for a good read, you might consider one of...
The Rev. Susan Duchesneau, a retired Elder in the Baltimore-Washington Conference, now lives in Punta Gorda, Florida. On Oct. 3, she wrote a letter to the people of Ferndale UMC where she was a pastor. With her permission, we share it with you. Greetings! Our family is safe in Punta...
The General Conference of The United Methodist Church affirms the sacredness of Native American people, their languages, cultures, and gifts to the church and the world, past and present. As people of faith, we celebrate and honor Native American peoples and commemorate their histories...
In 2021, the Biden Administration recognized Indigenous People’s Day as a federal holiday. The United Methodist Native American International Caucus (NAIC) believes this national observation is a clear contradiction with the continued observation of Columbus Day as a national holiday...
A Report by Ben Rigsby on the North Texas Planters Gathering This year the church planter conversation is overwhelmingly focused on the topic of finance. How do we pay to start new communities, or creatively keep old ones in a place where they can actively reach their neighbors. This gathering...
