#UMCGC Reflection: Something I can tell my church
By Rev. Elizabeth Ingram Schindler
May 18, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
For the last 48 hours, all the talk, the rumors, the underlying current at General Conference,...
#UMCGC Reflection: Are we doomed to repeat history?
By Rev. Monica Corsaro
2016 | Portland, Oregon
At General Conference we celebrated our many partnerships with our ecumenical brothers and sisters in Christ. In particular we celebrated...
An Offering for a Way Forward #UMCGC
Galatians 3:25-29 (NRSV)
25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all children of...
#UMCGC Reflection: #WhereAreTheYouth? Answer: School
By Brianna Smith
May 17, 2016
How much do you want us?
During General Conference, I’ve noticed that adults are asking the question, “Where are the youth...
#UMCGC Reflection: A Code of ‘Spirit’
By Megan Kilpatrick
May 17, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
I have had the privilege of observing the Church and Society 2 Committee during General Conference. The...
May 17 wrap-up: Schism rumors quashed
By Joey Butler
May 17, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
General Conference 2016 may have started off slowly, but it’s full steam ahead now. On a...
#UMCGC Reflection: Who gets to belong?
By Rev. Richenda Fairhurst
May 17, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
If anyone ever belonged at the Oregon Convention Center, it is me. I have had the opportunity of...
In Relationship: Caring for OUR children in the Congo
By Jesse N. Love
May 17, 2016 | Portland, Ore.
A young woman who is wearing beautiful garb from Africa graces the stage. Wiping tears from...
#UMCGC extends “one small step of sacramental rights” to deacons
Today, delegates approved Petition 60489 which says, "ffering the means of grace to the world, the resident bishop of an annual conference in which the...
VIDEO: Growing Pains in the Central Conferences #UMCGC
Video by Rev. David Valera | Article by Patrick Scriven
May 17, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
Delegates to the 2016 United Methodist General Conference approved a...