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Freddie Brown Sr. once had a front seat to black history. Literally. Erik Alsgaard explains in this Black History Month profile.

The first-ever United to Love Youth Moral Courage award was presented at ROCK 2019, and our Erik Alsgaard has the story.

More than 4,000 youth and their leaders gathered in Ocean City Feb. 8-10 for the 25th anniversary of ROCK, a retreat all about experiencing God's love. Erik Alsgaard has the story.

As part of their job description, clergy are called to cross boundaries. Clergy are invited into some of the most intimate moments of people’s lives. They visit in people’s homes, hospital rooms and funeral parlors. The may offer counsel in times of crisis. They speak out on issues that...

Based on current weather forecasts, all ethics and boundaries training will go on as scheduled for the remainder of the week.  Please plan to attend where you are already registered.  Food and seating arrangements have already been made based on registration.  Exercise caution in...

With the partial federal government shutdown entering its fourth week, faith leaders from the area, including Bishop LaTrelle Easterling, called for a quick end. Erik Alsgaard reports.

NOTE: This is the statement delivered by Bishop LaTrelle Easterling on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, on the front steps of the United Methodist Building in Washington, D.C.    If you don’t work, you can’t eat. Those words are contained in the Pauline corpus, a tune sung by...

2019 Session to reimagine young people's ministry

Posted by Melissa Lauber on Jan 10, 2019

“We are One: United to Love,” will be the theme of the 235th session of Baltimore-Washington Conference when it gathers Wednesday, May 29, through Saturday, June 1, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel.

Guidelines announced for electing delegates

Posted by Melissa Lauber on Jan 10, 2019

This winter, clergy and lay people are invited to a season of discernment to assess if they wish to serve as delegates to the 2020 General Conference of The United Methodist Church and the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference.

In a dramatically new way of pursuing God’s kingdom, the Baltimore-Washington Conference has issued its inaugural batch of $39,600 in Missional Innovation Grants to 10 recipients.