Clear Opening Church Profiles
A Clear Opening church is one that will receive a new pastor this year due to the retirement, death, or appointment of their current pastor to another mission field. Interested clergy are invited to review these openings and apply for an appointment to one or more of the congregations using the application form in the sidebar. The Clear Openings are for full-time appointments. Applications are used as an additional resource in the traditional appointment process.
The list of clear openings in the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Area will be updated on Mondays. Appointments typically begin July 1, 2026.
Clear Openings:
- Asbury UMC in Arnold
- Asbury UMC in Charles Town, WV
- Calvary UMC in Annapolis
- Camp Chapel UMC in Perry Hall
- First UMC in Hyattsville
- Glen Mar (Associate) in Ellicott City
- Good Hope Union in Silver Spring
- Hiss UMC in Parkville
- Messiah UMC and Trinity UMC in Taneytown and Emmitsburg
- National Korean UMC in Rockville
- Oxon Hill UMC in Oxon Hill
- St. James in Marriottsville
- St. Paul UMC in Lusby
- St. Paul's - Gaither in Sykesville
- The United Church in Washington, D.C.
- Westminster UMC in Westminster