by Sharon Mager | Jan 30, 2026 | Compassion Ministry
Bethany’s Diaper Drive Builds Community Connections By Sharon Mager COLUMBIA, Md. — What began as a simple idea to meet practical needs in the community grew into a collaborative outreach that brought together Bethany Church, pregnancy resource centers, pro-life...
by Sharon Mager | May 19, 2025 | African American, Church Planting
Maryland church planter answers call to reach African diaspora By Tobin Perry LAUREL, Maryland — Temidayo Akinsanya wasn’t planning to start a church. The engineer-turned-seminary-student envisioned serving an existing congregation through his ministry calling. But a...
by Sharon Mager | Dec 16, 2024 | Grants, Outreach, Partnerships
By Sharon Mager ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — Metanoia Church is growing in community, actively engaging their neighbors and leaving the growth and increase to God. In May, the church moved to the historic Emory United Methodist Church building (established in 1837, before...
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 18, 2024 | disability ministry
There’s a lot happening in Maryland/Delaware churches as the warmer weather is returning. We’d love to hear about your news and upcoming events! Send your information with photos to [email protected]. CJ Matthews, the pastor of Bethany Church in Columbia,...
