#UMCGC Reflection: A New Unity — a gift from and to the local church
By Rev. Richenda Fairhurst
May 18, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
We who pastor at the local church level are by and large leading struggling churches. Today’s pastoral...
Remembering that God is bigger than our institutions
“Love is bigger than our structures and our fraught attempts to follow the Way of Jesus.”
As she looks forward toward the 2019 General Conference in less than a month, Skylar Marston-Bihl finds herself considering the history of the denomination, and the tension that has always existed between grace and structure.
Skylar is a member of the 2019 PNW delegation to General Conference and the first-elected lay delegate for 2020.
Historic Cooperation Agreement Signed
Bishops Grant J. Hagiya and Kainda Katembo sign a Cooperation Agreement during the South Congo & Zambia Dinner at General Conference 2016 in Portland,...
Preparing for the Unknown
How can we get ready for General Conference when so many things are up in the air?
Rev. Elizabeth Ingram Schindler shares how the PNW delegation has been preparing itself for the special session of General Conference later this month and offers suggestions on how United Methodists can do the same.
Prayers Will Light the Night at the General Conference Climate Vigil
Climate change is happening right now. It is impacting all of our communities. As stewards of God’s creation, we must pray together and discern...
