By Alison Burdett Clergy and lay leaders from across the Baltimore-Washington Conference gathered March 11 at Asbury United Methodist Church in Annapolis for the conference’s annual Legislative Advocacy Day, preparing to meet with lawmakers and speak on issues ranging from healthcare...
Written in collaboration with NEJ Communicators While hundreds gathered in Washington, D.C., for Faithful Resistance: A Public Witness for Immigrant Justice (read the news story), United Methodists across the Northeastern Jurisdiction joined the movement in another powerful...
Written in collaboration with NEJ Communicators Faith calls people not only to believe, but to act. On Wednesday, February 25, United Methodists and faith partners gathered in Washington, D.C., for Faithful Resistance: A Public Witness for Immigrant Justice, a day of worship, prayer, and...
A reflection by Greta Merrill From October 9 to 13, I had the opportunity to visit San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Mexico with the United Methodist Church and the Immigration Law and Justice Network. This trip included a lot of “firsts“ for me: my first time west of...
By Melissa Lauber Visit Hearts for Public Service Amidst the sweep of ongoing and often devastating layoffs of federal workers, the congregation of Bethesda UMC is working to create a ministry that they hope others will join or use as a template to address what, at times, can seem like...
From the Rev. Stacey Cole-WilsonExecutive Minister of Beloved Community The Baltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist Church has long been committed to upholding the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. These core principles are not only grounded in our lived experience as...
By Melissa Lauber Jesus stood boldly in the public square and preached for justice, peace and equity. United Methodists should do no less, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling told a group gathered on Nov. 18 at the BWC Mission Center and online to explore legislative advocacy. “People of faith are...
From the Seeds of Security Intimate Partner Violence Network of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences Join us across the affiliation, as we mourn lives lost to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), connect with others working to provide essential resources, celebrate the...
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...
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Thousands of clergy, union leaders, activists and scholars rallied near the U.S. Capitol on Saturday (June 18) at a march organized by the Poor People’s Campaign, calling on Congress to take action and address the plight of millions of Americans who struggle with poverty and...
