In a special online awards presentation, several BWC churches were honored for their discipleship with a One Matters Award on Oct. 26. The denominational award, presented by Discipleship Ministries, honors churches that have moved from “zero to one,” bringing in one new member into...
Amid a round of earnest debate and some technical challenges, members of the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference Session adopted a 2022 budget and a new formula for determining the mission shares payments that will help fund it. Following a presentation by Phil Potter, president of...
During an evening of celebration, members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference took time to join a wide variety of church musicians in song, to pray together, and to honor some special people whom God has called to ministry. Bishop LaTrelle Easterling lifted up the ministries of this...
In voting on resolutions Oct. 26, members bolstered the BWC’s creation care ministries and endorsed The Protocol, a denominational initiative to address the church’s theological differences over human sexuality expected to come to the postponed 2020 General Conference next...
Though the pandemic kept members, guests, visitors, and families apart from the Annual Conference Session again in 2021, the sacred time of remembrance in the Memorial Service went on in a powerful way. The Rev. HiRho Park proclaimed the good news of Jesus Christ crucified and resurrected...
As the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry brought forward its report to the Annual Conference Session Oct. 25, they took the opportunity to thank and honor the Rev. C. Anthony Hunt, who has led the board since 2016. Recognizing his contributions as a leader and his deep expertise as...
Creating a cemetery association to care for our historic and honored dead and addressing gun violence as a public health crisis, were among the resolutions adopted Oct. 25 by the members of the 237th Annual Conference Session. New BWC Cemetery Association approved Members voted, (546 in...
The diversity, faithfulness, hope, and glory of the Baltimore-Washington Conference were on display Oct. 25 as members gathered online to celebrate the opening of its 237th Annual Conference Session. The focus was “we come,” as individuals and churches shared songs, art, prayers, and...
The lay people of the Baltimore-Washington Conference joined together in a spirit of enthusiasm and promise, Oct. 25 in the online annual laity session. They were welcomed by Delores Martin, the Conference Lay Leader, and Linda Flanagan, the Conference Director of Lay Ministries, as they...
Because she wants to be a witness to others on a similar journey, the Rev. Mary Johnson is beginning to share the story of her transition from the Rev. Michael Johnson and her choice to now live fully as the person she feels God created her to be.
