By Melissa Lauber One tweet summed it up. “Today, I saw more United Methodists than white supremacists.” Jack Jenkins of Religion News Service was responding to the Baltimore-Washington Conference’s United to Love rally, created as an alternative to the Unite the Right rally...
By Rev. Leo Yates, Jr.,Consultant for Global Ministries’ Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ministries The United Methodist Association of Ministers with Disabilities (UMAMD), a national caucus that is recognized by The United Methodist Church, met Aug.1-3 on the historic campus of Gallaudet...
It takes 21 merit badges to become an Eagle Scout, and you must do this before you reach the age of 18. According to a blog for adult leaders in Scouting, only 6 percent of eligible Boy Scouts earned the distinguished rank in 2014. Since its beginning, only 2 percent of scouts ever achieve this...
The bishops of The United Methodist Church are calling for prayers of peace for Zimbabwe, which is witnessing violence in the aftermath of presidential and parliamentary elections. Here is the statement from the Council of Bishops.
The final report of the Commission on a Way Forward has been released in English, French, Portuguese and Swahili; all four official languages of the General Conference.
By Linda WorthingtonUMConnection staff In her opening remarks to the 2018 Mission u, formerly known as the School of Christian Mission, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling urged participants to attend the United in Love Rally in downtown D.C. Aug. 12. The rally is being staged to counteract and oppose a...
Ten months ago, Hurricane Maria slammed Puerto Rico. This summer, members of the Salem Baltimore-Hispanic UMC went to help rebuild amid the continuing devastation. On June 30, “Faithful Marylanders,” as we called ourselves, set out on the mission trip. The team included members of...
By Melissa LauberUMConnection Staff Nora Meeks, left, and Kennedi Jones were two of the campers who learned about leadership at West River Camp this summer. The camp featured guest speakers, including Bishop LaTrelle Easterling,the BWC’s first female bishop. It was a week of...
By Melissa Lauber & Erik Alsgaard UMConnection Staff D.S. Edgardo Rivera (center) prays with Sharon Carrigan and Pastor Rick Shuman Some congregations “do” church well. But “being” church is harder. On July 22, United Methodists from the Frederick District...
The Rev. William “Bill” Brown has been hired to serve as the interim Director of New Faith Expressions for the Baltimore-Washington Conference. He will begin this new position Aug. 1. When Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling began her duties as the resident bishop for the...
