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Worthless Offerings: A sermon for this season
In a season when violence, political distrust and general uneasiness fill the headlines, the Rev. Thomas Brunkow, a retired Elder in the Baltimore-Washington Conference, shared these thoughts in a...
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Christ UMC, Baltimore, damaged in demolition accident
By Erik Alsgaard Tracey Moffet, chair of the Trustees at Christ UMC in Baltimore, didn’t work on Friday, Aug. 5. With some free time on her hands, and with a suggestion from her pastor, she went down...
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Ellicott City Flood Relief Information
Richard Blood, a trustee at Emory UMC in Ellicott City, stands in the church’s Education Building Aug. 1 as they work to clean up from the flash flood of Saturday, July 30. Photo by Alison Burdett. By...
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COB Executive Committee releases statement on moving forward
Meeting in Chicago last week, the Council of Bishops’ Executive Committee approved a framework for implementing the Commission on a Way Forward and took a step toward a called session of the General...
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What draws people to church? Poll has insights
By Heather Hahn, UMNS Friends got Jennifer and Ben Bienvenu to visit a United Methodist church. The lessons they learned kept the young couple coming back. “Every time we left Pulaski Heights (United...
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NEJ calls to end church’s ‘discrimination’
By Erik Alsgaard & Maidstone Mulenga UMConnection Staff Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli proposes legislation at the 2016 NEJ conference. The Northeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church...
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Bishop Stith reflects on the global church
By Bishop Forrest C. Stith In June, Bishop Forrest C. Stith, who is retired and lives in Upper Marlboro, reflected upon the 2016 General Conference. His thoughts filled more than 16 pages. We share a...
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NEJ delegates vow to fight racism in church, community
By Rev. Maidstone Mulenga Rev. Joe Daniels presents the resolution at the Northeastern Jurisdiction Conference on Thursday, July 14. Delegates to the 2016 Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference,...
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Bishop Easterling assigned to BWC
By Erik Alsgaard and Beth DiCocco* Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling has been assigned as episcopal leader of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, effective Sept. 1. Easterling becomes the first female...
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Northeastern elects Easterling as bishop
By Beth DiCocco* LANCASTER, Pa. (UMNS)—With 119 votes, 18 more than she needed, LaTrelle Miller Easterling was elected as bishop by the Northeastern Jurisdiction on July 14. Easterling, an elder in...
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Cynthia Moore-Koikoi elected bishop on 11th ballot
By Melissa Lauber and Erik Alsgaard LANCASTER, Pa. — On the 11th ballot of the 2016 Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference, reported just before 9 p.m. on July 13, the Rev. Cynthia Moore-Koikoi was...
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Statement by College of Bishops of the Northeastern Jurisdiction
Statement by the Northeastern College of Bishops of the United Methodist Church to open the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference As we gather for this Jurisdictional Conference many persons have...
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Clear, prophetic voices now needed
By Rev. C. Anthony Hunt About this week, first, I believe we all need to be in prayer for the families of those police officers who lost their lives and were shot in Dallas last night. Of course, Blue...
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End the Culture of Violence
By Rev. Harold Recinos Black and Brown Americans live with the existential terror they will be shot by a criminally motivated police officer. After the night of terror in Dallas, good police officers...
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A prayer for justice and shalom
United Methodists from throughout the Baltimore-Washington Conference have expressed a myriad of emotions following the three tragic shootings that occurred recently. The Rev. Marlon Tilghman, of the...
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A pastoral letter from Bishop Matthews following this week’s shootings
Friends: I have a confession to make: I hesitated to write this letter to you. In light of the shootings this week in Louisiana, Minnesota and Texas, words began to feel insufficient. The tragedy, the...
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What have we sown/sewn?
Ancient church mothers and fathers often greeted one another with the phrase, “Give me a word.” This greeting led to the sharing of insights and wisdom. Today we continue this tradition with this...
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Youth mission trip turns from habitat to flood relief
By Erik Alsgaard For Charly Ryan and the rest of the team at Potomac UMC, it wasn’t the youth mission trip they signed up for, but it was the mission trip God gave them when storms began flooding the...
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Helping our brothers and sisters in West Virginia
In addition to prayers, several items are needed and you can help As a result of the recent flooding in West Virginia, causing at least 23 deaths, the state was declared a disaster area. BWC Disaster...
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Statement by Bishop Marcus Matthews in advance of Goodson verdict
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: Tomorrow, June 23, will be another significant day in Baltimore and our region. As you may be aware, Circuit Judge Barry Williams will announce the verdict in the...
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