Western Jurisdiction News

Coverage of General Conference 2012 particularly relevant to United Methodists in the Western Jurisdiction and/or provided by UMNS or the WJ media pool.

Video: Statement on Colorado Shooting

Western Jurisdictional Conference, San Diego, CA • July 20, 2012 As delegates and participants to the Western Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church in San...

Top court affirms Schaefer’s reinstatement as clergy

By Linda Bloom | Oct. 27, 2014 | MEMPHIS, Tenn. (UMNS) The Rev. Frank Schaefer will remain a clergyman in The United Methodist Church. In a ruling made...

On Religious Freedom and Referendum 74

Bishop Grant J. Hagiya preaching at the Service of Commissioning and Ordination during the 2012 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Session in Pasco, WA. Photo...

A PNW delegate’s perspective on the election of Bishop Karen Oliveto

By Megan Kilpatrick | Western Jurisdictional Conference Delegate Friends in Christ, There has been a lot said about what happened at our Jurisdictional Conference this last...

If It’s to Be, It’s Up to Me

I’m Amory Peck, from Bellingham, Washington, in the United States.  By the grace of God, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. It happened four...

A Holy Week Message

Image: The Native American mask was a gift made by United Methodist artist, author and storyteller, Ray Buckley, whose heritage is Lakota/Tlingit/Scot. It is...

Dynamic Speakers, Hollywood Writers, & Film Screening Headline UMC LEAD 2016

November 24, 2015 - The Loft LA, at Westwood United Methodist Church, and the Palomar Hotel will play host to the 2016 LEAD Conference,...

No Guaranteed Appointments — No Big Deal

Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño on the Desert Southwest Annual Conference presides over General Conference as the 'security of appointments' is discussed on Tuesday, May 1...

Twelve annual conferences to lead Imagine No Malaria

Mosquito Michael Graves explains the Imagine No Malaria campaign to the Rev. Nan Kaye-Skinner, as she enters the Tampa Convention Center for the 2012...

We are Ready for Lyda!

By the Rev. Lyda Pierce, Candidate for Bishop I deeply appreciate the love and affirmation that people have shared since my nomination this weekend as a...

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