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Churches to provide EV charging stations
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  600 United Methodist churches in the BWC, located throughout Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the panhandle of West Virginia, will have the opportunity to offer charging stations for electric vehicles. Charge has been named the preferred provider to evaluate, recommend, and...

Bishop and youth talk about the future
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By Melissa Lauber One of the gifts that youth might offer the church is to “make church fun again,” Bishop LaTrelle Easterling told the young people from the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences who gathered for conversation Nov. 12 at Calvary UMC in Annapolis. As...

Howard Campus Ministry explores Psalm 23
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By Neal Christie As campus activities are opening and collegiate education is (re)imagined in a global pandemic, there is a certain competition for students’ attention. There is no shortage of opportunities for food, fun, or fellowship on a Wednesday night at Howard University. Rev. Jacob...

BWC hosts the 2022 NEJ session
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By Melissa Lauber Holy conferencing, church politics, worshipful moments and soul-stirring testimonies merged at The Hotel in College Park Oct. 31-Nov. 4 as the Baltimore-Washington Conference opened its doors to the 152 delegates and six youth delegates of the Northeastern...

Ministry partnership in Russia continues
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By Charles Harrell and  Roderick Miller  “Be ready in season and out of season,”  wrote the Apostle Paul to Timothy, who like many in the early Church faced times of challenge and difficulty in fulfilling the mission at times and in places that did not appear...

Bishop Easterling returns to the BWC!
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By Melissa Lauber Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling was reassigned by the Northeastern Jurisdiction Committee on the Episcopacy to lead the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences. The appointment was announced and celebrated on Nov. 4 at the Jurisdiction’s meeting in...

NEJ to elect 2 bishops
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Read NEJ's Advance Edition of the Daily Christian Advocate When the delegates of the Northeast Jurisdiction Conference gather in College Park on Nov. 1-4, they will elect two bishops, to replace Bishops Sudarshana Devadhar and Mark Webb, who are retiring. There are nine candidates for the...

Next Level series explores leadership with Tod Bolsinger
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By Melissa Lauber Confident that outstanding leadership is an essential part of helping churches thrive, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling invited best-selling author Tod Bolsinger into a deep conversation as part of the new Next Level Speaker Series on Oct. 20 at St. Mark’s UMC in Easton...

Arroyo installed as GCORR leader
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See a video of Giovanni Arroyo's installation service The Rev. Dr. Giovanni Arroyo was installed as General Secretary of the United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race on Oct. 14 in a worship service at National UMC in Washington, D.C. He is the first Latino to lead a denominational...

Korean Caucus meets to stop Asian hate
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The Korean Caucus of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, whose president is the  Rev. Myungha Baek, held a Stop Asian Hate Crime seminar on Oct. 1  at Bethany Korean UMC in Ellicott City.  The Rev. Dawn Hand, superintendent of the Central Maryland District, opened the...