By Alison BurdettInterim Director of Communications Leaders from across the Baltimore-Washington Conference gathered on March 7 for a meeting of the Connectional Table. Conference Lay Leader Amelia Duroska, who chaired the meeting, welcomed participants and guided the day’s work...
By Lauren Jones, Vitality Specialist Our new congregational vitality team and clergy, Brent Wiles, Angelic Williams, Corey Sharpe, and his wife, Julie, and Megan Shitama Weston, traveled to Ocala, Florida, February 26-28, for the National Fresh Expressions Gathering “Altogether Now: Seven...
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...
Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked to cover them and not...
On February 13, Jones Memorial United Methodist Church in Ward 7 commissioned two new electric vehicle charging stations. This is a visible and practical expression of the congregation’s commitment to creation care, environmental justice and community transformation.
By Alison Burdett The final steps were taken quietly. After more than 100 days and 2,300 miles on foot, the Venerable monks of the Dhammacetiya concluded their Walk for Peace in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, February 10, they arrived first at American University and later at National United...
When floodwaters surged through parts of Allegany County, MD, in May 2025, some residents' homes were flooded with four feet of water, damaging furnaces, furniture, and other property. Schools closed for weeks, businesses shuttered, and entire neighborhoods in Westernport and Lonaconing were...
In the December 13, 2025, issue of e-Connection, a WMAR2 news story highlighted the forthcoming release of a book titled Sweet Days of Pickleball. This book captures the remarkable journey of the pickleball program initiated by Cynthia Taylor at Mount Olive United Methodist Church in...
February is Black History Month and each week, Archives and History will introduce you to a Black Methodist in our history. Early Methodists were anti-slavery. Over time, we were segregated by race, only to join back together again in 1939. Today, we continue this journey as we seek to become...
