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Members of the BWC Gun Violence Prevention Team and BMCR walked Saturday afternoon, October 19, at the Lincoln Memorial to raise awareness about suicide prevention. They report that 57 percent of gun deaths are actually suicides. Churches can play a role in supporting families who have lost loved ones and also in helping spread the word about the importance of safe firearm storage and how to obtain an extreme risk protection order. See the team’s Resources for Suicide Prevention.
Ames UMC took the next steps in bringing quality and affordable health care to their community in Baltimore as they continue to work in a number of innovative partnerships to resurrect the Sandtown neighborhood. Read the story.
The Rev. Rod Miller, recently returned from a meeting of the Moscow Seminary Board in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, along with the Revs. Charles Harrell, Doug Strong and Ted Campbell. While there, he was inspired to write several short pieces oriented to the current world context and our faith. Read his poetic insights.
The DC Historic Preservation Office will erect a permanent Black Lives Matter sign on the property of Asbury UMC. In December 2020, the Proud Boys and other groups convened in Washington to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election. The protestors tore down Black Lives Matter banners at four different downtown Black churches, including one at Asbury United Methodist Church. The sign honors the church’s ongoing witness to justice and equity.
On October 31, the Rev. Dae Sung Park, a member of the BWC's Historical Society Board of Directors and a Korean Methodist scholar in high regard around the world, will lead a group of reporters and others on a tour of Lovely Lane Museum in Baltimore to celebrate the 140th anniversary of Methodist missionaries arriving in Korea.
The Rev. Chris Owens, lead pastor of First Saints Community Church just released a new album called Home and published an accompanying book. He describes the process as “life-giving.” Hear the album and see the book.
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