Thirty-eight United Methodist Church congregations in Maryland and West Virginia have sued the Baltimore-Washington Conference and its leader, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling, claiming the regional body is extorting a "financial ransom" of half their church property value as they seek to leave the denomination.
A reading and enactment of the book The Trees of the Dancing Goats takes place at the Nevada City United Methodist Church, 433 Broad Street, Sunday, December 18 in the Sanctuary. The free program begins…