General & Jurisdictional Conference Delegates
Top row (L to R): Rev. Craig Parrish, Rev. Daniel Foster, Marie Kuch, Gail Grossman, and Amory Peck. Second row: Rev. Gloria Kymn, Rev....
Lay Leaders meet in advance of General Conference
By David Reinholz
May 7-9, 2016 | Portland, Ore.
On the eve of the 2016 General Conference of the United Methodist Church, annual conference lay leaders from...
#UMCGC Reflection: Something’s missing…
By Joan Holms
May 11, 2016 | Seattle, Washington
I needed to return to Seattle on Tuesday, the opening day of General Conference. I had attended...
Rev. Craig Parrish’s thoughts on Final Morning of #GC2012
Gail Grossman, Rev. Craig Parrish and Bishop Bob Hoshibata stand along the edges of the plenary space with those protesting the church's stance on...
Rev. Craig Parrish’s Thoughts – Day 7
The Rev. Craig Parrish speaks to the morning meeting of the Western Jurisdiction. Photo by Patrick Scriven.
It has been awhile since I took the...
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,...
#UMCGC extends “one small step of sacramental rights” to deacons
Today, delegates approved Petition 60489 which says, "ffering the means of grace to the world, the resident bishop of an annual conference in which the...
Holy Conversation
This article, written by Amory Peck, originally appeared in Channels Newsletter.
My intent was to write a review of a recent church-related trip. It was two-and-a-half...
#UMCGC Reflection: The Holy Spirit is not “incompatible” with #UMCGC
By Rev. David Nieda
May 16, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
Going into the second week of my first General Conference, I have several observations, from the first...
VIDEO: Reactions to the Vote to Eliminate Guaranteed Appointment
On the street interviews with the Rev. Gloria Kymn (clergy delegate), the Rev. Jeremy Smith (young adult clergy), Ken Ellis (lay delegate from Cal-Pac)...
