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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 >
Welcome to a new Brown Memorial! Our first normal start to the year since 2019. The pandemic has finally, officially been pronounced as over (though I know the coronavirus is still very much with us so do what you need to do to stay safe). &nb...
READ MORE >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...
READ MORE >When we gather each and every week we are literally gathering around this book. Which is weird. There’s no other area of your life where you would possibly value anything else in a similar fashion. No one goes car shopping and asks to get th...
READ MORE >David wants to build a house for God, but God doesn’t want David’s help. It’s not that God thinks a house is a bad idea. God says, yeah, I’ll take a house later. I just want your son to build it, not you. Recognizing this...
READ MORE >Every year at stewardship season, I lose sleep over the budget. I’ve tried not to, but I do, because every year for the past 7-8 we come up a little short which means I have to face telling committee chairs and staff to cut back and/or the Session...
READ MORE >The widow gives away everything she has - the model for pure generosity. Jesus lifts her up as the example to follow. That’s the way most of us have heard this text. But while Jesus might be impressed by her faithfulness, he’s not celebrating this mom...
READ MORE >This past week is not one that I would describe as blessed. On Monday, while changing the radiator in a car with one of my daughters on the streets of west Baltimore, we ducked down as we heard gunfire ring out with so many rounds I was sure someone...
READ MORE >Today is Epiphany--the day that the Christian tradition celebrates the arrival of the Magi at the home of Mary and Joseph. Some Spanish-speaking countries celebrate La Dia De Los Reyes, or Three Kings Day. In some churches, today is the real day to ...
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This year we’re trying something new to address the parking issues that arise each year with the Artscape Festival. We’ve been invited to worship with our friends at Trinity Baptist Church, 1601 Druid Hill Avenue, on July 22 and we hope you’ll join ...
READ MORE >Give me a choice between two things I can argue the good in both sides. Everything from pacifism vs. just war, to pizza vs. Chinese. This means that like most formally educated people I am destined to live a life of “what if” dissatisfaction. ...
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Palm Procession photos by Fred Gorman. Our Schedule March 25 Palm Sunday Branches & Brunch Sunday We gather with our friends from Corpus Christi Catholic Church and Memorial Episcopal Church for an annual neighborhood Palm Procession. Meet in the ...
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Our new church year begins on Sunday Sept. 10 at 9:45 when our education opportunities before worship resume (worship moves from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. after Labor Day). There is something for everyone and all are welcome. We have signs posted throughout our ...
READ MORE >UNLIKELY MESSENGERS: A Christmas Pageant Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD * See PDF file for complete stage directions. * SPENCER: Welcome to the Christmas Pageant everybody! It’s a very old story but we b...
READ MORE >This past May I was riding in the passenger seat of a battered old Volkswagon, rumbling through the streets of Bethlehem. My eyes were as wide as saucers. I just couldn’t believe I was in Bethlehem. Perry and I had jumped on an opportunity to travel ...
READ MORE >This sermon is for our youth. Our young people. Our 6th-12th graders. To be clear, it’s not a sermon about our youth. It’s written for them. To them. It’s true that many of you are not here right now. That’s alright. We have talked a fair amoun...
READ MORE >Peter’s got to be one of the worst theologians ever produced by the church. After breaking the rules and eating with a Gentile all he can come up with is “The Spirit told me to do it.” He doesn’t quote any biblical text. He doesn’t make any soli...
READ MORE >“Let me tell you why you’re here,” Morpheus says to Neo in one of my all time favorite movies. You’re here because you know something. What you know you can’t explain, but you feel it. You felt it your entire life, like there’s something wr...
READ MORE >Brown Memorial is an inclusive Christian community with historic roots in the heart of Baltimore City. Life at Brown emphasizes the worship of God through song, story, Scripture and sermon. As a new visitor we try to strike a balance between communic...
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