The conference communications staff was recently honored for producing some of the best work in The United Methodist Church.

As the nation faces financial a crisis, the church can play a special role. Four spiritual leaders provide insights.

Several Baltimore churches have completed their Shalom training and will begin empowerment ministries in their communities.

Bishop Forrest C. Stith looks back over his 50 years in ordained ministry.

Wesley UMC celebrated in 180th anniversary by building on its practice of radical hospitality.

First Saints Community Church, a United Methodist congregation, recently opened a center in Leonardtown to meet the needs of the community.

A new look at the apostle Paul by Michael Gorman calls upon Christians to have the faith of Christ and be co-crucified and co-resurrected with him.

Community UMC in Crofton recently traveled to Zimbabwe, where they worked in partnership with the churches there to meet the needs of the poor, including dedicating a solar power project at a medical clinic.

Rev. Lewis A. Parks explores the different kinds of people who are attracted to small churches.

Congratulations to the reciepients of the 2008 scholarships provided by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry

The Discipleship Academy premiered Sept. 27 as a learning opportunity for people to expand their spiritual leadership skills.

The congregation of Union UMC in Aberdeen, faced with the ‘imminent’ collapse of its steeple, is considering how to move forward in ministry.

Certified Lay Ministry, a new order within the denomination, launched its training programs for people who will be working in local churches in partnership with ordained clergy.

Jim Winkler, general secretary of the General Board of Church and Society, explores the national financial crisis and its effect on people of faith.

The suffering of children is impossible to make sense of. One United Methodist with a history of tragedy and healing, explores how to move beyond the sadness and confusion.

Students and faculty of Wesley Theological Seminary recently celebrated the past and looked forward to a future of innovative ministry in D.C.

The Rev. Adam Hamilton urges United Methodists to move beyond life’s black and white answers and discover the richness in shades of gray.

The Rev. Norman Obenshain explores the story of Moses asking to see God’s face at Mount Sinai.

New media campaign aims at getting people to 'rethink church', Larry Hollon says.

Historic Taylorsville UMC vandalized

In a community brimming with violence and drugs, one church opens its doors as a haven

The new president of the American Organists Guild speaks out on the state of music in today’s worship in area churches.

On Sunday, Oct. 1, a celebration of evolving Hispanic ministries throughout the Baltimore-Washington Conference will be held at Hughes UMC in Wheaton.

Conference Lay Leader Delores Oden considers what it means to be a spiritual leader.

Bishop John R. Schol takes people further along the Discipleship Adventure as he explores what it means to be a servant leader.

Angela Flanagan, of Ebenezer UMC in Woodbine, tells the story of her call to Hispanic ministries and her experiences in a Nashville church.

The Rev. David Wentz discovered a rich faith and interesting possibilities for discipleship on a recent trip to Turkey.

The Rev. Dred Scot takes the Bible into a garage in Dundalk and finds unexpected results there.

David Hosey of Baldwin Memorial UMC writes home with wit and wisdom from Jerusalem.

Members of the newly aligned Baltimore region met for worship and to learn to say "amen with an attitude."

United Methodist Men are restoring Mt. Auburn cemetery, known as the "City of the Deaf for Colored People."

United Methodists are giving to hurricane relief

Mt. Zion UMC introduces the Discipleship Adventure with surprising results

The latest results on the U.S. Religious Landscape survey, form the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, show a society and church rich in “generous orthodoxy.”

One of the fastest women in the world grew up with the faith lessons of her grandmother, a member of Memorial First India UMC in Silver Spring.