#UMCGC Reflection: Standing at the Threshold
By Rev. Kay C. Barckley
May 25, 2016
From numerous vantage points, the impressive glass spires of the Oregon Convention Center appear to rise unattached into the...
With Heart, Soul, and Mind: Not Everything that Matters Happens When People Vote
By Rev. Lowell Greathouse
May 24, 2016
"Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing...
Council of Bishops meets post-General Conference
Portland, Oregon: The United Methodist Council of Bishops met on May 21 following the close of General Conference for worship and prayer for the...
Council of Bishops follows tradition with letter to the church
Washington, D.C.: Reviving a tradition that is more than a century old, the United Methodist Council of Bishops sent this letter today to the...
The ministry right in front of us – #UMCGC
By Megan Kilpatrick
I've been decompressing from General Conference--there's been a lot that's happened over the past two weeks. A lot of meanness and ugliness...
The seductive energy of division – #UMCGC
By Rev. Mary K. (Sellon) Huycke
The morning after I left General Conference I felt strangely adrift. But, while finishing my breakfast, an NPR interview with...
May 20 wrap-up: Budget passes, with increase
By Joey Butler
May 20, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
Budget passes with slight increase
General Conference delegates on May 20 approved a general church budget of $604...
Bid to divest from settlements fails
By Erik Alsgaard
May 20, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
An amendment offered during debate on socially responsible investing that sought to divest from illegal settlements...
PNW Delegation takes on fossil fuel investment #GC2016
Updated to correct vote count on Minority Report
By Pam Brokaw
May 20, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
While United Methodists seeking divestment from fossil fuels mounted a...
GC2016 rejects divestment on fossil fuels
By Sam Hodges
May 20, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
After prolonged, impassioned debate, General Conference 2016 chose not to add a fossil fuels investment screen...
