Is the #UMC brand broken?
By Patrick Scriven
Regardless of how one identifies theologically, this last week was not a good one for the United Methodist brand.
If you were conservative,...
Seattle’s big win provides United Methodists another opportunity to make a big difference
By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications & Young People's Ministry
With the Seattle Seahawks heading to the Super Bowl for a second straight year,...
How we got here: Looking back at the nine months since Bishop Oliveto’s election
Next week the United Methodist Judicial Council will be meeting to consider a petition from the South Central Jurisdiction which questions the election, consecration and assignment of Bishop Karen Oliveto. Here's a look at the coverage of Oliveto's first nine months as a #UMC bishop.
Seattle Area United Methodists share their Pride
Overview & Photos by Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications & Young People's Ministry
Over the last weekend of June, Seattle Pride, a non-profit organization which “coordinates and...
2 clergy face 24-hour suspension for gay weddings
Rev. Gordon Hutchins marries Wayne and Michael Simonson at his church in Tacoma, WA. Screen grab from the video, A Church Divided produced by Adithya Sambamurthy/The Center for...
Opinion: The Cost of Unity
"It is time for us to start talking about what we agree on and what we can do well together instead of arguing about what divides us."
In an opinion piece, the Rev. Austin Adkinson expresses his desire for a continuing unity but, unapologetically, is not willing to accept unity that comes "at the expense of our LGBTQI siblings in faith."
Council of Bishops follows tradition with letter to the church
Washington, D.C.: Reviving a tradition that is more than a century old, the United Methodist Council of Bishops sent this letter today to the...
Amicable breakup of UMC needed, pastor group says
By Sam Hodges | May 22, 2014| DALLAS (UMNS)
A group of United Methodist pastors and theologians is calling for an amicable split of the denomination,...
Western Jurisdiction Bishops Offer Pastoral Response to #UMC Related to Judicial Council Decision
The members of the Western Jurisdiction College of Bishops of The United Methodist Church today presented a pastoral message to the church during the meeting of the denomination’s Council of Bishops in Dallas, Texas. The message is the bishops’ response to United Methodist Judicial Council Decision 1341 regarding Bishop Karen Oliveto’s Election.
Another look at new connectional giving numbers
For the fourth year in a row, more conferences paid 100% of their general-church apportionment. For Patrick Scriven, the variance in how different United Methodist jurisdictions in the U.S. met this goal raises some interesting questions.
