Palmer: Trust God’s promise and go forth
By Kathy L. Gilbert
May 11, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
Bishop Gregory V. Palmer laid out a path for the 2016 United Methodist General Conference:...
May 10 wrap-up: Opening worship, rules debate
By Joey Butler
May 10, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
With a drum welcome from indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, United Methodists gathered for the...
Local pastors in background at General Conference
By Sam Hodges
May 11, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
Licensed local pastors don’t get to serve as delegates to General Conference. So when they sit...
Bishops vow to work toward unity, accountability
By Heather Hahn
May 16, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
United Methodist bishops have adopted a “Covenant of Accountability,” in which they pledge to work for...
April 30 wrap: No set-aside bishop
Newly commissioned missionaries and deaconesses are presented during a mission celebration on April 29 at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. A...
With no Plan UMC, GC2012 shrinks agency boards
Members of the Virginia delegation huddle to discuss possible next steps after the United Methodist Judicial Council ruled the proposed "Plan UMC" for church...
GCORR sponsors briefing for delegates of color, allies
By Yvette Moore
May 11, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
About 200 delegates of color and allies gathered for a pre-General Conference orientation sponsored by the...
Committee upholds plan for 5 new African bishops in 2020
By Elliott Wright
May 10, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
Despite pressure to speed up the process, a standing legislative committee of The United Methodist Church...
NEXT: College Students Pledge Changes Their Own Faith Community and UMC
Students attending NEXT wrote their hopes and dreams for their faith communities and The United Methodist Church on foam boards the final day of...
Vigil remembers 35 million who died from AIDS
By Kathy L. Gilbert
May 11, 2016│PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
In a response of love and prayer, the 35 million people who have died of AIDS were...
