Emory Grove UMC was on the verge of closing, and there was hurt in the congregation. As Rev. Timothy Warner met with leadership on a retreat, they pinpointed the hurt. The congregation was not mourning an individual person, but the neighborhood that gave birth to the congregation in the first place.
Six gatherings across the Baltimore-Washington Conference this fall drew clergy and laity together for the 2025 Bishop’s Days on the Districts. Each two-hour event blended worship, testimony, teaching, and resourcing around vitality meeting community needs.
On Saturday, September 20, Glen Mar United Methodist Church in Ellicott City was filled with worship, song, and celebration as clergy and laity from across the region gathered for the Service Celebrating the Appointment of Conference Superintendents. The 10 a.m. service marked a historic moment...
On Friday, September 19, Rev. Bonnie McCubbin was honored at the Annual Meeting of the General Commission of Archives and History (GCAH) of The United Methodist Church with the Contemporary History Trailblazer Award. This award is given “to a person(s), group, institution, or church(es) who has...
Approximately 50 members of the Baltimore-Washington Area Reconciling United Methodists (BWARM) gathered on September 13 at the Baltimore-Washington Conference Mission Center for their annual meeting, a day that wove together worship, organizational business, and a keynote address by Dr. Ashley...
By Rev. Leo YatesAccessibility and Inclusivity Coordinator Hands were waving in the air with excitement as each state present was announced at the 2025 Conference of the United Methodist Congress of the Deaf (UMCD), a Deaf caucus of The United Methodist Church, held September 12-13 in...
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”– Romans 12:21 Beloved in Christ, I do not speak after every violent act, for sadly, in a world steeped in violence, hostility and division, my words would come so frequently that they risk becoming background noise...
Cristin Cooper’s “congregation” changes week by week, not because the congregation is volatile or unstable. It just depends on who stops by her stand on a given Sunday at the Olney Farmers Market in Montgomery County, Maryland. The folks stopping by her stand aren’t...
Rev. Angelic Williams only intended to fill in for a sick colleague at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Baltimore in June 2022. Walking into the church for the first time on “youth Sunday,” only 19 people were in the pews, including just two children. Many of the members were...
By: Kenneth Clark, Colesville UMC As the longest serving member and choir voice at Colesville United Methodist Church (CUMC), Marilyn Swafford Boerum’s 90 years are not only a personal milestone but also a living chronicle of faith, community, and unwavering service. For 83 of those years...
