Welcome to the website of the Baltimore-Washington Area Reconciling United Methodists (B-WARM).

Upcoming BWARM Saturday Meetings
November 8 - Washington Region
Join BWARM for fellowship, worship and program time at our meeting on November 8 at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. You are invited at 8:00am for fellowship with breakfast refreshments, coffee, tea, and juice. Yes, you read that right, bright and early at 8:00am for a time to fellowship with students before Saturday class starts! Regardless of what time you are able to arrive, we hope you will join us.

At 10am, we will have worship led by Wesley students. Then our program time through noon will include a presentation by Sam Tryon on science and religion - reporting on his participation at the WesleyNexus retreat. Lots of links here in connecting to LGBT inclusion ministries. Also, we'll have an update from BWARM's Advocacy chair Jan Lawrence on legislation/petitions for Annual Conference (and remember 2015 is the year for petitions to General Conference). All are welcome. Wesley Theological Seminary is located at 4500 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016.

Transgender Day of Remembrance
The Transgender Day of Remembrance, held annually on November 20th, is a day in which groups across the world gather to remember those who have been brutally murdered due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. During this time, we also recognize the disproportionate impact of this violence on trans women of color.

Joining a community vigil - several in the region listed below - or hosting one is an important witness. Resources are available from the Standing on the Side of Love campaign.

Washington, DC - Transgender Day of Remembrance chapel service at Wesley Seminary with preacher Rev. Allyson Robinson from Calvary Baptist Church - Nov 20, 12:00 - 12:45pm at Wesley Seminary, 4500 Massachusetts Ave NW

Washington, DC - Transgender Day of Remembrance - Nov 20 at 6pm at Metropolitan Community Church, 474 Ridge Street NW

Oakton, VA - 6th Annual Northern Virginia Interfaith Trans* Day of Remembrance Service - Nov. 20 at 7:30pm at the UU Congregation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Rd. in Oakton, VA

Bethesda, MD - Montgomery County MD Transgender Day of Remembrance - Saturday, November 15, 6:00-8:00PM, Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814

Chestertown, MD - Transgender Day of Remembrance - Nov 20, 7pm at Garfield Center for the Arts, 210 High Street, Chestertown, MD  

Future BWARM Meeting Dates
February 14, 2015 - Baltimore Region - Chase UMC (formerly Ebenezer and Sharp Street), 6601 Ebenezer Road, Middle River MD 21220
April 11, 2015 - Annapolis Southern Region
June 13, 2015 - Annual Meeting

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