The Connectional Table Votes to Submit Legislation Proposal Related to Homosexuality
Nashville, Tennessee: Meeting in Nashville today, the Connectional Table voted to submit a compromise legislative proposal to the 2016 General Conference that removes prohibitive...
United Methodists encouraged to celebrate 50th anniversary of the denomination alongside Pentecost
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Nashville, Tennessee – May 20 is being called a “once in a lifetime” event for United Methodists, offering an...
Mountain Sky United Methodists Introduce Bishop Karen Oliveto
DENVER, Sept. 22 – United Methodist leaders representing five Western U.S. states today released a video introducing their new bishop, Karen Oliveto, a leader...
Threshold Event offers warm hospitality, conversation, on a wet and windy day
By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications, Young People’s Ministries
On a wet and windy Sunday afternoon, 80+ clergy and laity were greeted with warm...
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...
Commission on a Way Forward releases final videos for 2019 General Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Commission on a Way Forward has released the final two videos of a series that the Commission hopes will inform The United...
United Methodist campuses fight bullying
Cell phones can be used as tools by college bullies to intimidate others. A UMNS photo illustration by Kathleen Barry.
A UMNS Report by Susan...
PNW Board of Ordained Ministry releases statement on ministry candidates, sexual orientation, and gender...
By Patrick Scriven
May 6, 2016 SEATTLE, Wash.
When it met yesterday at Ronald United Methodist Church just north of Seattle, the Pacific Northwest Conference Board...
Bishop Elaine Stanovsky’s Post-Judicial Council Hearing Remarks
Bishop Elaine Stanovsky shares her prepared remarks for the press conference which followed Judicial Council oral arguments on April 25, 2017 in Newark, NJ. She restates the argument that jurisdictional autonomy in electing bishops is "at the heart of our unity-in-diversity" and confirms that obedient love, not defiance, guides the WJ's decision making.
Bishops announce results of five constitutional amendments; two fail to get two-thirds majority
WASHINGTON, D. C. The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church has completed canvassing the votes of annual conferences on the five constitutional amendments...
