Cresthill Church Member Builds Hope in South Asia & Beyond

by Sharon Mager | Jan 6, 2025 | compassion ministry, Evangelism, poverty, World

By Sharon Mager BOWIE, Md.  — On the morning of June 29, 2002, Cresthill Church, Bowie, Member Michael Callahan was on a subway train when he felt a call from God. That call, which impacted him enough to know the exact date, has resulted in an organization that...

Chestnut Ridge & East Baltimore Graffiti Churches Partner to “Feed the 5,000”

by Sharon Mager | Nov 20, 2024 | compassion ministry, Outreach, Partnerships

By Sharon Mager (Photo above shows members of Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church and East Baltimore Graffiti Church packing food together) LUTHERVILLE, Md. — Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church (CRBC), the oldest church in the BCM/D, in a suburban area in Lutherville, partners...

Partnerships Allow Church to Meet Critical Needs in Community

by Sharon Mager | Jul 25, 2024 | Children's Ministries, compassion ministry, Featured, Outreach

By Morgan Lewis Baltimore, MD –  East Baltimore Graffiti Church has been offering a free “Graffiti Sports Camp” at Mund Park on Greenmount Avenue for nine years. The church, partnering with community groups, churches in and out of Maryland, and collegiate ministries,...

Grieving the Loss of the Church You Love

by Sharon Mager | Jun 20, 2024 | Associations, BCM/D Ready, compassion ministry, Featured

By Sharon Mager “Grieving the Loss of the Church You Love,” authored by Grace Seaford Church Pastor Larry Davis, is a unique book that prayerfully uses the stages of grief to help a terminally sick church to graciously “die” and be resurrected. Davis draws...

Over 500 Attend Baby Shower and Resource Fair at Clinton Baptist Church

by Sharon Mager | May 16, 2024 | Children's Ministries, compassion ministry, Featured, Outreach, Partnerships

CLINTON, Md. — Over 500 pregnant women and new moms crowded Clinton Baptist Church on May 11 for a Community Baby Shower and Resource Fair. The church linked arms with one of its favorite long-time partners, MedStar Health of Southern Maryland, for the win-win event....

Grant Used to Start Food Ministry is Bountifully Producing

by Sharon Mager | Jan 12, 2023 | Church Strengthening, compassion ministry, Evangelism, Family Ministry, Featured, Grants, Maryland-Delaware Baptists

Editor’s Note: This article references a BCM/D Strengthening Churches Grant, available to BCM/D churches based on certain criteria. Applications will be accepted from January 15-April 30. Read more and apply here. Watch this video for several grants available for your...