by Kennedi Wood | Jul 27, 2026 | Disability ministry
For one weekend on the mountain at Skycroft, roughly 110 guests heard the same message from the moment they arrived until they left: you belong here. That was the whole point of our annual Everyone Belongs Camp, the week each year when BCM/D sets aside its normal...
by Kennedi Wood | Jul 22, 2026 | BCM/D Submit A Story
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. — Over two Sundays this spring, Good Shepherd Ministries witnessed what Senior Pastor Mark J. Roy calls a joyful celebration in the life of the church: 19 individuals publicly confessed their faith in Jesus Christ through baptism on May 31. The...
by Kennedi Wood | Jul 20, 2026 | BCM/D Submit A Story, Disability ministry
SILVER SPRING, Md. — When Georgia Avenue Baptist Church set aside Sunday, July 12, to emphasize disabilities ministry, Interim Pastor Ron Blankenship wasn’t sure what to expect. By the end of the service, seven people had come forward for prayer. The church...
by Kennedi Wood | Nov 18, 2021 | Annual Meeting, BCM/D Ready, Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Evangelism, Featured
LAUREL, Md. — Three hundred sixty-five messengers and 29 guests at the 185th session of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D) met at First Baptist Church of Laurel (FBCL) on Nov. 15. The theme was “Maryland/Delaware Baptists for Christ’s Glory!”...
by Kennedi Wood | Nov 25, 2020 | Children's Ministries, Disaster Relief, SBC, Youth
This is the second of three articles from a Disaster Relief feature spread in our Fall 2020 BaptistLIFE magazine. A Long Look Back by Ellen Udovich Disasters can strike anytime, anywhere, and Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Disaster Relief (DR) brings help,...