General Conference

In 1991, Roxy and Michelle started to attend Ashland United Methodist Church. In this powerful look back, the church's current pastor, Rev. Richenda Fairhurst, shares the tragic story of what followed, and how love responded.

By David Reinholz May 12, 2016 | Portland, Oregon John Wesley believed that Christian conferencing is a means of grace. This says when we do it...

When the Traditional Plan passed at General Conference, local churches across the Greater Northwest Area raced to counter to a message sent that was out of sync with the ministry they understand God calling them toward. Kristen Caldwell shares how a number of church leaders responded.

We need volunteers to help at the General Conference Climate Vigil! If you can come to Portland to volunteer for the Vigil or for our...

By Sam Hodges May 20, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS) After prolonged, impassioned debate, General Conference 2016 chose not to add a fossil fuels investment screen...

The United Methodist Council of Bishops is asking the denomination's top court to declare whether additional petitions, beyond the report of the Commission on a Way Forward and the Council, can be submitted to the Special 2019 General Conference. At least one group has threatened to submit its own legislation outside of the process approved by the 2016 General Conference Session.

By Heather Hahn May 4, 2016 | UMNS Could reshaping the map of The United Methodist Church help strengthen the denomination? Delegates to the 2016 General Conference,...

By Diane Degnan | United Methodist Communications Portland, Ore.: The Commission on the General Conference gave the go-ahead for an alternative process of discernment for dealing...

(Leawood, Kansas) -- More than 600 United Methodists gathered in Kansas this week for UMCNext, a conversation in response to the adoption of The...

Washington, D.C. The United Methodist Council of Bishops has announced the membership of the Commission on a Way Forward. "After three months of diligent and...