General Conference

This article, written by Amory Peck, originally appeared in Channels Newsletter. My intent was to write a review of a recent church-related trip. It was two-and-a-half...

SLIDESHOW: Click here for photos from the GC Climate Vigil! By Linda Bloom May 13, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS) In South Pacific island nations like Tonga, children...

Post submitted on May 3, 2012 by Amory Peck, First Elected Lay Delegate to General Conference and Conference Lay Leader. Amory Peck, the Rev. David...

In commentary written for the PNW News Blog, the Rev. Austin Adkinson expresses disappointment in the One Church Plan (OCP) which codifies provisions allowing for continued discrimination. He argues that the Simple Plan offers a better route for Methodists intent on following Wesley's admonition to "do no harm."

By Pam Brokaw May 16, 2016 | Portland, Oregon You could call it a honeymoon in the Congo for United Methodist Global Missionaries Mary and Aaron...

If this guy can squeeze music out of rubber chickens, just imagine what God could do with a United Methodist Church that was ready to love.

By Rev. David Nieda May 16, 2016 | Portland, Oregon Going into the second week of my first General Conference, I have several observations, from the first...

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...

By Barbara Dunlap-Berg May 10, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS) With a drum welcome from indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, United Methodists gathered here for...

In the wake of the school shooting in Florida, the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church has issued a statement of grief,...