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Mission

Our mission is to be emboldened by the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, we strive to bear witness to the reconciling love of God by nurturing an inclusive community, wrestling with Scripture and tradition, and working for justice and peace. Our com...

Global Mission: Side by Side

Global Mission Team

Upcoming Fundraising Activities to Support Mission Trips

We're sending youth and adult delgations out this summer on mission and faith formation trips to El Salvador (June 19-28), Pejuhutazizi Family Learning Camp (July 28-August 4) and Montreat Youth Conference (July 29-August 4).   To support our ...

City Health Commissioner, Dr. Leana Wen, to Speak on Opioid Crisis March 18

We are pleased to announce special guest, Dr. Leana Wen, Commissioner of Health in Baltimore City, will join us March 18, 12:15 p.m., to discuss concrete steps the faith community and wider community can take to alleviate suffering due to the opioid crisi...

Global Mission Committee Holds Adult Education Hour Discussions

As a follow-up to the January 8 cross-cultural potluck discussion on global interests of the church, the Global Mission Committee is hosting the following discussions during the Adult Education Hour, 9:45-10:45 a.m., in the Church House before worship: &...

Focus on Global Mission in October

  The Global Mission Committee (GMC) is hosting a series of discussions Sundays in October during the Adult Education Class (9:45-10:45am) to share with the congregation the stories of our partn...

Help Our Youth on Mission

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER. Check back here for more details on the new date.   This summer Brown Memorial’s youth will travel far and wide on mission trips. They are working hard to raise funds for their travels to El Salva...

First Recipients of New Tiffany Mission Dream Fund Announced

The Tiffany Mission Dream Fund was started in 2015 from Tiffany Series concert proceeds to stimulate new ideas for channeling the church’s mission of social justice.   The Baltimore Youth Organizing Project ($3,000) and a Cuba Study...

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...

Behind Locked Doors

“The doors were locked for fear of the Jews.”  If you’ve spent any time in this church, I hope by now you know the reasons John’s Gospel comes across as so anti-Jewish.  The community that produced John’s Gospel had been put out of the...

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...

Restless for Peace

FRAME This morning, we will bring the story of Palm Sunday to life through story, song, and reflection together. I will retell the Triumphal Entry from the perspective of Jesus. Our text this morning takes us through multiple scenes: the disciples and ...

A Home for All (Joy)

At the beginning of this chapter Luke sets the scene. He tells us about all of the baddies in the Roman Empire that are running the show. Tiberius Caesar, Herod and his brother Philip--Luke wants us to know which political and religious voices John the Ba...

The Light May be Trying to Find You

When I was a kid I always thought of the disciples as the kids in the top of their class. I figured you’d have to be the cream of the crop to get that close to wonder-boy Jesus. So of course when Jesus called them to follow him they’d drop their knaps...

In(sin)erator

As we enter the second week of our stewardship series, the lectionary gives us this challenging passage from the Gospel of Luke. This excerpt follows the story of the faithful widow called “The Widow’s Mite.” She gives her last two coins as an offer...

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 ...

The Shore of Your Life

On Juneteenth, the beginning of Baltimore Pride week, and Father’s Day, the lectionary gives us the story of the Gerasene demoniac. Luke chapter 8 is full of an intense array of teaching, healing, exorcism, and preaching. The encounter that we will expl...

Sad News—Michael Britt

“The Lord is near to the broken hearted” Psalm 34:18​ Dear Friends, It is with deep sadness that I write to inform you of the death of our music minister, beloved friend, and colleague Michael T. Britt. Michael was loved by many, "a collect...

The Offensive Grace of God

Jesus is a rotten guest.  On his way to eat a meal at the home of a Pharisee he heals yet another person on the Sabbath intending to get a rise out of the experts in the law and the Pharisees.  They say nothing, which is particularly charitable ...