By Erik AlsgaardPhotos courtesy of Adelle Banks The Rev. Irene Pierce may be one of the oldest United Methodist clergywomen alive. She began attending then-Asbury Methodist Church in the 1940s and joined the church in 1953. If you do the math, that’s 73 years ago. Today, after turning 100...
Dear Beloved of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Area, Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. Please join me in fervent prayer for our beloved brother and colleague, the Rev. Maidstone Mulenga, who is in serious condition and receiving care...
By Pastor Keith WhiteSmith Chapel UMC What began as an idea in July 2026 became a powerful demonstration of connection, collaboration, and Christian unity among the 12 churches of the Charles County Hub. Pastor Keith A. White of Smith Chapel United Methodist Church had...
Beloved, Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. As we observe Pastor Appreciation Month, I want to take a moment to say: Thank you! Thank you for loving God and for continuing to love God’s people. Thank you for answering the call to ministry and for...
By Alison Burdett For 210 years, Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., has stood as a testament to the faith and perseverance of generations who believed God was calling them to something greater. On October 11, the historic Georgetown congregation celebrated its anniversary with...
By Alison Burdett Everything flows from discipleship is the conviction that anchored Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling’s Days on the Districts, as clergy and laity across the Baltimore-Washington Conference explored how making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world...
By Alison BurdettDirector of Communications With tambourine and maracas, clapping and dancing, worshippers at Epworth UMC in Gaithersburg celebrated World Communion Sunday in two languages and honored a pastor whose ministry has helped generations find their place in the church. The October 4...
By Alison BurdettDirector of Communications As leaders of the Baltimore-Washington Conference gathered September 26 at the Mission Center in Fulton, Bishop Easterling offered a question that framed both the morning and the Conference year ahead: “Am I doing all that I can to serve with...
Can you pause and ask yourself, "What can take root when we look beyond the walls of our church?” On Saturday, September 19, the Office of Congregational Vitality welcomed forty clergy and laity across our Episcopal Area to Whatcoat UMC in Dover, DE, for the first-ever one-day Fresh...
September 20, 2026 Dear Clergy and Laity of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Area: I greet you in the precious name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. It is with regret, but also with resolve, that I write to inform you that the Baltimore-Washington Conference of The...
