Mountain Sky United Methodists Introduce Bishop Karen Oliveto
DENVER, Sept. 22 – United Methodist leaders representing five Western U.S. states today released a video introducing their new bishop, Karen Oliveto, a leader...
Council Executive Committee Affirms Unity, Moves Forward
Nashville, Tenn.: Meeting in Chicago last week, the Council of Bishops' Executive Committee approved a framework for implementing the Commission on a Way Forward...
Living Fully with Risk and Responsibility
By Rev. Mary K. (Sellon) Huycke
I’m not a rule breaker. I’m not someone at the forefront of marches or instigating movements. As a leadership coach,...
A PNW delegate’s perspective on the election of Bishop Karen Oliveto
By Megan Kilpatrick | Western Jurisdictional Conference Delegate
Friends in Christ,
There has been a lot said about what happened at our Jurisdictional Conference this last...
A letter to the West from Bishop Karen Oliveto
July 18, 2016
Dear sisters and brothers of the Western Jurisdiction Conference,
“Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive...
COB President Addresses Western Jurisdiction Episcopal Election Results
Peoria, Ill.: Bishop Bruce R. Ough, president of the United Methodist Council of Bishops, issued the following statement regarding the results of today’s Episcopal...
The Western Jurisdictional Conference has elected a bishop
After a day filled with votes, holy conferencing, votes, reports, votes, the approval of a new future together for the Mountain Sky Area, votes, a retirement celebration...
What to Expect from the Western Jurisdictional Conference – #WJUMC
By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications and Young People's Ministries
When the Western Jurisdiction gathers next week it will be the final in a series...
We are Ready for Lyda!
By the Rev. Lyda Pierce, Candidate for Bishop
I deeply appreciate the love and affirmation that people have shared since my nomination this weekend as a...
Pacific Island Methodists of the Northwest meet in Seattle
Pacific Islander leadership met at First Tongan UMC with support from the district, Conference, and greater UMC. Small groups focused on identity, empowerment, and...
