General Conference

Pacific Islander leadership met at First Tongan UMC with support from the district, Conference, and greater UMC. Small groups focused on identity, empowerment, and...

By Pam Brokaw May 19, 2016 | Portland, Oregon How will local churches respond as the Council of Bishops prepares a two-year process to discuss a...

The Pacific Northwest Conference is planning to elect its delegates for the 2020 United Methodist General Conferences during its Annual Conference at the Showplex Center in Puyallup on June 22-24, 2018. Rev. Mary Huycke provides this overview of what you are signing up for if elected to serve as a clergy or lay delegate.

In service to the delegates of the 2019 Special Session of the General Conference, the Council of Bishops asked for a declaratory decision of...

By Heather Hahn Nov. 4, 2015 (UMNS) African bishops called on The United Methodist Church to confront global terrorism and hold the line on church teachings...

By Linda Bloom May 2, 2016 | NEW YORK (UMNS) Through petitions and advocacy, some United Methodists are again asking delegates to the denomination’s top legislative...

By Megan Kilpatrick | WJ Lay Delegate It started with a fairly innocuous question: "What do I wear to General Conference?" True to my Millennial roots,...

While many United Methodists long for the Church of tomorrow, are we ready for it? Patrick Scriven wrestles with this question.

The WJ College of Bishops offers this statement to a church finding itself harmed once again by a General Conference incapable of making space...

By Jesse Love May 13, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. The General Conference Climate Vigil sent a powerful message to delegates and guests: now is the time for...