by cbaker | May 20, 2025 | Pastor's Pondering
I am excited to share what the United Methodist Council of Bishops and the Connectional Table, which involves the various key leaders in the denomination, have just recently shared. A new Vision for The United Methodist Church has just been unveiled—a vision that...
by cbaker | May 13, 2025 | Pastor's Pondering
Today, I am at the 241st session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, along with pastors and lay persons representing 632 United Methodist congregations in Maryland, Washington, DC, and a small part of West Virginia. There will be worship, lively conversation,...
by cbaker | May 6, 2025 | Pastor's Pondering
Religion provides what sociologists call the “three B’s”: belief, belonging, and behavior. It offers beliefs that supply answers to the tough questions of life. It gives people a place they feel they belong, a community where they are known. And it tells them how to...
by cbaker | Apr 30, 2025 | Newsletters
May Messenger 2025
by cbaker | Apr 28, 2025 | Pastor's Pondering
Here is a message from our Bishop regarding the new structure for the Baltimore Washington Conference: Beloved of God, Grace and peace to you in the name of our Risen Savior, Jesus the Christ. It is with great excitement and joy that I share the new structure of the...
