GC2012: Lay speakers urge ‘transformation’
Betty Spiwe Katiyo of Zimbabwe delivers part of the Laity Address to an April 25 session of the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in...
GC2012: Call for ‘resurrection revolution’
Bishop Peter Weaver (left) welcomes young men from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. Flanking Weaver...
GC2012: How to increase accountability?
Bishop Grant Hagiya (right) and the Rev. Tom Choi prepare for a briefing for international delegates to the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in...
First service recalls Jesus’ seaside ministry
Celebrating opening worship at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla., are (from left): Bishops Larry Goodpaster, Peggy Johnson, Rosemarie Wenner and...
Faith communities can overcome AIDS epidemic
Bishop Ivan Abrahams, top executive for World Methodist Council, speaks at Lighten the Burden IV, sponsored by the United Methodist Global AIDS Fund April...
Q&A: Music, worship at General Conference
Marcia McFee will serve as music and worship director for General Conference 2012 in Tampa, Fla. A UMNS file photo by Kathleen Barry.
Q&A by...
GC2012: Bishops limit meetings, shift roles
Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster, president of the Council of Bishops, says proposed reforms to the council could change the way bishops lead the church....
GC 2012 and The Book of Discipline
Do we understand how the church works?
By the Rev. Joan G. LaBarr* | Photo by Jesse N. Love
Did you know The United Methodist Church...
Do we understand how the church works?
United Methodists raise their hands in praise during opening worship for the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. A UMNS file photo...
Tampa Event Geared to Immigrant Detention
Young United Methodists from North Carolina march during the Immigration Rally on the Mall March 21.
UMNS photos by John Coleman.
By Elliott Wright
April 18, 2012,...
