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....
by Sharon Mager | May 9, 2024 | Featured, Maryland-Delaware Baptists, Missions, Outreach
By Sharon Mager DOVER, De. — Delaware Raceway Ministry (DRM) is running strong after 31 years, said Jim McBride, Jr., DRM director. Volunteers from at least seven Maryland/Delaware churches, along with a few local community churches, worked together to serve the...
by Sharon Mager | May 8, 2024 | Featured, Maryland-Delaware Baptists
By Madison Wells-James UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — As the usher opened the door to the sanctuary, the boisterous sound of Kettering Baptist Church’s mass choir permeated throughout the room. With their hands lifted high, the choir led the congregation in joyous worship to...
by Sharon Mager | May 2, 2024 | Featured, Maryland-Delaware Baptists, My BCM/D Family, Pastor/Planter
There’s lots happening in Maryland/Delaware as churches gear up for the summer ahead! Refresh ConferencePastors and wives from over 15 states converged at the Lowes Hotel in the heart of Philadelphia, PA over a three-day retreat sponsored by the North American...
by Sharon Mager | May 2, 2024 | disability ministry, Featured
By Sharon Mager COLUMBIA, Md. — Each Monday, school buses filled with excited young people arrive at two Mid-Maryland Baptist churches — Bethany Church, Ellicott City, and Bethany Church, Columbia. Youth and young adults affected by varying levels of disability have...
by Sharon Mager | Apr 24, 2024 | Featured, Maryland-Delaware Baptists
By Keith Holland I cringe with every remembrance of an occasion when I was the new pastor at First Baptist Church of Beltsville. David Lee, then the BCM/D executive director, invited convention pastors, along with their families, to a getaway weekend at a beautiful...