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Contact, Hours, & Directions / Parking

Contact Address: 1316 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217 Call us at 410-523-1542, email us at [email protected], or send a fax to 410-523-5501. For individual staff contact information, READ MORE >

Join our Small Groups

Small Groups are Back! Sometimes purely social gatherings are just the ticket so we are bringing back small groups. This year we will have small groups focused on five different topics. Each is focused on a specific topic so you will meet or get to know ...

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Connecting Opportunities at Brown Memorial

Whether you're looking for education opportunities, social gatherings, or service and social justice advocacy, we hope you will find a place to engage and be known at Brown Memorial. Learn more about upcoming opportunities on our news webpage, in our wors...

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Remembering Resurrection

You do remember the story, right?  Crucifixion, death, 3 days in the tomb, followed by resurrection.  If you haven’t learned it by now, I’m concerned.  We do this every year - even did it during COVID.  We get together, and tell th...

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Wednesday Morning Bible Study 2023

Beginning in January on Wednesday Mornings at 10:30 am, Pastor Andrew and Pastor Michele will lead the Bible study group through a 12 week series using Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana’s new book, Hope: A User’s Manual. You can receive a copy of the bo...

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Reflection and Action

A little over a week after Jesus preached the Beatitudes, he went away to pray. In other Gospel moments, when Jesus goes away to pray, he tends to go alone. This time, he invites three disciples to go with him: Peter, John, and James. As a prelude to the ...

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A Heavenly Mouthful

Joshua Coleman, our soloist this morning, sang “Go Down Moses,” an African American spiritual about the life and prophetic words of Moses. “Let my people go,” is the refrain in this powerful song. These are the words that God commanded Moses to de...

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Holy Week Worship Services

MAUNDY THURSDAY CONTEMPLATIVE WORSHIP & COMMUNION SERVICEMarch 28 from 5:30-7:30pmA simple meal of soup, salad and bread is served at 5:30 p.m., followed by a contemplative worship experience. Communion is served. There is no charge for this meal but...

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Education Programs Return for All Ages

Join us on Sunday, September 12 as our fall education programs return in hybrid format. Adult Education Hour at 9:45 a.m. on a 3-part series facilitated by member and ICJS Protestant Scholar, Matt Taylor. Kids Zoom on Sundays at 9:45 a.m. Con...

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Again and Again, the Sun Rises

The world has learned to grieve in new ways during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Egypt, family members are not allowed to wash the bodies of their deceased loved ones before burial. In India, mourners cannot have funeral pyres in the Ganges River. Attending a...

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Stepping Out

There Peter is with his fellow disciples on the sea, their tiny boat tossed back and forth, tortured by the waves, the wind howling all around them – and Peter wants to get out of the boat.  “Lord, if it’s you, command me to come to you on the ...

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A child in the congregation eats a pancake meal on Fat Tuesday at Brown Memorial.

This Year’s Lenten Theme is “Wilderness”

Lent begins in the wilderness. The Spirit guides Jesus into the wilderness where he comes face-to-face with temptation and struggle. Yet, in his 40 days of fasting, resisting and wandering, Jesus is shaped and formed for ministry. Similarly, through the w...

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The sanctuary lit by candlelight during a Christmas Eve service.

Advent 2019: What Can’t Wait

Advent is a season of waiting, but is idle waiting what God wants us to do? In preparation for the Coming Messiah, we wonder together—what can’t wait? What demands our attention? What requires our work and preparation? What is it that God cannot wait ...

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The Contemplative Hiking group at Brown Memorial on a hike.

Are You Connected? Join a Small Group

Connecting through small groups is an effective way to really get to know people. Here is a list of new and existing small groups to consider joining at Brown Memorial. Meeting dates and times vary. Contact group leaders or visit the READ MORE >

A member of the Chancel Choir rehearses.

Make Music With Us

We invite you to be a part of the Music Ministry this program year, 2019/20. Opportunities are available for all, regardless of age or musical experience.   The Chancel Choir sings weekly at Sunday worship and rehearses on Thursday evenings, 7-...

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Two members of Brown Memorial hug each other in greeting during Sunday worship.

Welcome Back Sunday is Sept. 8, 2019

Join us for our Welcome Back Sunday, September 8, 2019, when the program year officially begins.   All of our education classes resume (9:45 a.m.), the choir returns (9:45 a.m. rehearsal), and worship moves back to 11 a.m. The Nursery opens at ...

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For the Sake of Ten

My name is Katherine, as you have probably gleaned by now. I have been a resident of Baltimore for about a year now and I work as a Mitigation Specialist. If you all were my family, or people who had known me over the years, this is the time you would ask...

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Remembering the Future

“Why do you look for the living among the dead?”  It’s a good question and not just for the women at the tomb on Easter morning.  How often do we look for the living among the dead? Looking for life in places where there is none?  Ten...

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The alter at Brown Memorial decorated for Easter.

Holy Week Activities and Services

During Holy Week, our Sunday worship times are 11 a.m. on April 14 (Palm Sunday) and April 21 (Easter Sunday). Our Education Hour and Meditation Circle do not take place.   The following activities and services are planned:   Palm Sund...

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Accessibility

In keeping with Brown Memorial's commitment to be a welcoming and barrier-free worship community for all, a number of improvements have been made. IN THE SANCTUARYThe outside door entering the Fellowship Hall and Assembly Room is fully handicapped acc...

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