By Alison BurdettDirector of Communications The 242nd session of the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference opened Wednesday evening with a worship service that blended prophetic preaching, sacred ritual, multicultural expression and a bold call for the church to embody Christ’s love in a...
By: Alison Burdett in collaboration with several workshop attendees As the 242nd Session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference opened Wednesday morning, annual conference members gathered across the Hilton in Baltimore for a wide range of workshops designed to deepen discipleship, strengthen...
By Erik Alsgaard It isn’t every year that a clergy person retires. It’s a significant marker in any person’s life: years of dedicated service, witness, teaching, preaching, and more, all being celebrated for the achievement that it is. It is also not every year that a clergy...
By Alison BurdettDirector of Communications The Baltimore-Washington Conference’s Laity Session gathered lay leaders from across the conference for an afternoon focused on one central question: how can churches boldly share hope in a changing world? Through worship, testimony, conversation...
By Erik Alsgaard Bishop LaTrelle Easterling gaveled the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference into its 242nd session on Wednesday afternoon, May 27, as members, distinguished guests, and visitors gathered at the Hilton Hotel in Downtown Baltimore. After the bishop welcomed the conference...
By: Kim Marie Walker and Angela TaylorUWFaith Presidents for BWC and Pen-Del Assembly 2026, a once-every-four-years gathering of the United Women in Faith, was held May 15-17 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The theme was DREAM IT! BELIEVE IT! And DO IT, and what a theme it...
Representatives from throughout the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conferences gathered at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., April 21, for a prayer service to celebrate the 67 congregations throughout the area who received Love in Action grants this year. More...
For the seventh time in nine years, golfers from throughout the Peninsula-Delaware and Baltimore-Washington Conferences came together to support a great cause. The Seeds of Security tournament, held at Renditions Golf Course in Davidsonville, raised more than $4,000 to assist those fleeing...
Beloved of God, I had the privilege of preaching the 7th and final word of Christ during the historic 7 Sisters of the Spirit service held at St. Mark United Methodist Church on Good Friday. During that service, even as the other words were being offered, the spirit spoke to me and...
By Alison BurdettDirector of Communications In a historic and sacred Good Friday service, all seven active African American female bishops of The United Methodist Church gathered at St. Mark United Methodist Church in Hanover, Maryland, to proclaim the Seven Last Words of Christ, marking a...
