BCM/D NEWS
PVB Church Member Wins Ms. Wheelchair MD U.S.A.
Amber Stewar, a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church, has been named Ms. Wheelchair Maryland U.S.A. She shares that beyond any title, her desire is for people to see her life and recognize the reality and goodness of God.
Obituary: Frances Ilene Carter Andrews, Former WMU Leader
Frances Ilene Carter Andrews, 94, passed away March 5, 2026. A past president and interim executive director of the Woman’s Missionary Union of Maryland/Delaware, providing faithful leadership…a
A Journey of Faith: Leaving Mormonism for the Gospel
Brandon Mueller describes himself as what one of his Metro Baltimore Seminary professors once called a “deconstructed Mormon.” The phrase resonated with him immediately.
“I never really gave myself that title before,” Mueller said, “but when he said it, I thought, ‘That really encapsulates a lot.’”
Today, Mueller is a member of The Crossings Community Church in Brunswick…
Tom Stolle: “I believe; Help my Unbelief!”
By Tom Stolle
We doubt all kinds of things. We could be in the gym, doubting whether we can lift a certain amount of weight. We could be facing a project, doubting our ability to complete it successfully. We could be facing circumstances in our families, doubting the struggle will get better. We could go on and on, listing thousands of scenarios in which we would doubt.
Doubt — it’s part of the human condition.
FBC Ranier Extends Food Pantry With Community Refrigerator
One of the primary ways FBC cares for its neighbors is by providing food. The church’s pantry, sponsored by FBC’s Women’s Missionary Union (WMU), is known as HOPE — Helping Other People Eat (a name created by the church’s youth).
On February 27, the church celebrated an expansion of that ministry with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new community refrigerator, available 24 hours a day.
Beauty for ashes: pastoral pain and healing
By Dan Hyun
It felt like drifting into a dream that took a sharp, scary turn. Memories of riding an inner tube enjoying the gentle bobbing along the waves, only to suddenly realize the shore was now distant and the voices of the busy beach had grown faint. The tide drowned out my desperate efforts to paddle back.. I still remember the fear rising like a knot in my chest as I helplessly floated out into deeper waters.