Committee upholds plan for 5 new African bishops in 2020
By Elliott Wright
May 10, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
Despite pressure to speed up the process, a standing legislative committee of The United Methodist Church...
Bishops offer pastoral word; make key decisions at May 2019 meeting
CHICAGO – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church completed its May 2019 meeting held outside Chicago with a pastoral and prophetic...
Volunteers needed for General Conference
Nashville, Tenn.: Volunteers are needed for a variety of roles during the 2020 General Conference, The United Methodist Church’s top legislative assembly, which will...
Leaders hope Christian conferencing will set tone
By Crystal Caviness
May 11, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
General Conference delegates spent two hours on May 11 on Christian conferencing, the practice of engaging...
Smudges, Sneers and Small Gods
In his latest commentary, Older Adult Ministries chair Rev. Paul Graves wrestles with questions and feelings stemming from General Conference 2019.
"So what do we do now?" Graves writes. "One fundamental task our whole church might undertake is to humbly admit we revel in taking sides."
