Bishop LaTrelle Easterling
Bishop LaTrelle Easterling
Resident Bishop of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences of The United Methodist Church
Bishop LaTrelle Easterling is the first woman to lead the historic Baltimore-Washington Conference. She is also the interim bishop of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference. A native of Indianapolis and a graduate of the Boston University School of Theology, Easterling was ordained a deacon in 1995 and an elder in 1997. She served as dean of the cabinet of the New England Conference and as a district superintendent. She was elected bishop in 2016. Easterling serves on the Committee for the National Plan for Hispanic and Latino Ministries, the Council of Bishop’s Immigration Task Force, the boards of directors for Wesley Theological and American University, the Board of Child Care and the Jane Robinson Bancroft Foundation. She also serves as president of the Northeast Jurisdiction Multi-Ethnic Center, the Anna Howard Shaw Board of Boston University School of Theology and Boston University School of Theology Dean’s Advisory Council. She founded the Baltimore-Washington Conference Seeds of Security ministry for people seeking to leave abusive relationships. Easterling is an author, poet, speaker and preacher. She recently received the 2017 Rainbow PUSH Trombone Award for Faith in Action. She is married to the Rev. Marion Easterling Jr. They have two grown sons, Garret and Miles.
OUR CONNECTION
The Baltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist Church connects 603 churches from Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, through the national halls of power in Washington, D.C., amid Baltimore’s vibrant streets and up among the Allegheny Mountains in Western Maryland and the panhandle of West Virginia. The conference’s 1,025 clergy and 155,261 lay members, led by Bishop LaTrelle Easterling, live out their faith, certain of the vision that “transformed lives transform lives.” Each Sunday, more than 51,383 United Methodists gather in this region for worship. Throughout the week, church members participate in ministries that focus on young people, advocacy and action, wellness and missions, leadership and new expressions of faith.