An Open Letter to My Parents on Queerness and Being #CalledOut
Dear Mom and Dad,
Welcome back from the mission trip, Dad. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom. While Dad was away I joined a group of over...
Silent Protest at General Conference #UMCGC
Video by Rev. David Valera, PNW Dir. of Connectional Ministries
May 14, 2016 | PORTLAND, Oregon
During the plenary session at General Conference on Saturday, May 14,...
Bishops uphold values of mission, unity, space, contextuality in interim report on Way Forward’s...
LAKE JUNALUSKA, NORTH CAROLINA _ Placing emphasis on the values of unity, space and contextuality - all for the sake of mission – the...
It was time and it’s time again
By Rev. Mary K. (Sellon) Huycke
‘It seldom happens that the Church is wise to know her day of visitation. When God would have her move forward...
HIV/AIDS is limited priority for church
By Kathy L. Gilbert
May 9, 2016|PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
In a world where 37 million people are living with HIV/AIDS, a budget of $62,000 for the...
Reflections on the Last Day by Amory Peck
Post submitted on May 3, 2012 by Amory Peck, First Elected Lay Delegate to General Conference and Conference Lay Leader. Mary Simpson-Stanton praying during morning...
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...
Living with Tension, Standing for Justice
By Irene DeMaris
We knew where the speaker was heading. Every word he spoke clearly led to one extremely specific topic. Each and every word we...
An Open Letter from an Open Lesbian
Amory Peck addresses the 2012 General Conference in Tampa, Florida at part of the Laity Address. Photo by PNW Director of Connectional Minsitries, Rev....
Plan UMC Revised still partly unconstitutional
By Linda Bloom
May 10, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
One of the proposed plans to re-align the structure of The United Methodist Church will need...
