GC2016 recalls, laments Sand Creek Massacre
By Sam Hodges
May 18, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
Concerns about legislation and the future of The United Methodist Church got set aside for a...
Recognizing local church achievements, extraordinary service by members at #pnwac16
Recognizing local church achievements, extraordinary service by members at #pnwac16
By Teri Tobey with Jesse N. Love
Puyallup, Wash. - The PNWAC 2016 Awards Banquet honored...
U.S. Christian organizations tell Obama ‘enough,’ change policies on Israel-Palestine
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United Methodist General Board of Church & Society is among 11 faith-based organizations that sent a letter to President Obama...
GC2012: Conference lowers apportionments
Delegate Eradio Valverde Jr. from the Southwest Texas Annual (regional) Conference multitasks while listening to the May 4 plenary session at the 2012 United...
Judicial Council ruling invalidates change in Episcopal Fund apportionment
A decision to have each of the five U.S. jurisdictions of The United Methodist Church separately bear the cost of episcopal leadership was deemed...
Judicial Council to hear episcopal fund issue
By Linda Bloom - UMNS
The Council of Bishops requested a declaratory decision from the United Methodist Judicial Council on the constitutionality of Calendar Item 479,...
Western Jurisdiction Biblical Obedience Network calls for prayer vigils during Council of Bishops meeting
Retired Bishop Melvin G. Talbert, addressing the Love Your Neighbor Tabernacle outside General Conference on May 4, urged United Methodists to “join in an...
GCFA and Vanco Develop Easy2Give – a Giving App for The United Methodist Church
Nashville, TN – The General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA), working in partnership with Vanco Services, LLC, has developed a convenient mobile-device app that...
Council affirms focus on mission
St. Simons Island, Ga. – The United Methodist Council of Bishops wrapped up their first meeting of the quadrennium today in St. Simons Island, Ga. ...
#UMCGC delegates respond to a #BlackLivesMatter protest
Video by the Rev. David Valera | Photos by Patrick Scriven
May 16, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
In the midst of a 20 minute disruption of the...