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.