Bishops, The Upper Room launch Phase 3 of Praying our Way Forward
WASHINGTON, D.C. _ The Council of Bishops in partnership with The Upper Room is launching Phase 3 of Praying our Way Forward. Phase 1...
Alaska Conference Special Sunday celebrated in the PNW on September 15
At the 2019 PNW Annual Conference Session last June, clergy and lay members voted to "establish the third Sunday of September each year, or...
GC2012: Set-aside bishop proposal fails
Carlos S. Cao of the Philippines speaks to the issue of a set-aside bishop during floor debate at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa,...
Bishops offer pastoral word; make key decisions at May 2019 meeting
CHICAGO – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church completed its May 2019 meeting held outside Chicago with a pastoral and prophetic...
Faith Action Network’s Annual Dinner celebrates Ripples of Change
By Patrick Scriven
Last night, people from a variety of faith traditions came out in support of Faith Action Network (FAN) for their annual dinner...
United Methodist bishops call for a ‘Clean Dream Act’
WASHINGTON – United Methodist bishops are urging the United States Congress to pass a Clean Dream Act that would allow undocumented young people the...
Leaders hope Christian conferencing will set tone
By Crystal Caviness
May 11, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
General Conference delegates spent two hours on May 11 on Christian conferencing, the practice of engaging...
GC2012: Repentance outcome to be watched
The Rev. David Wilson, Conference Superindent of the OIMC and Anita Phillips, Executive Director of the Native American Comprehensive Plan present Henrietta Mann, co-editor...
