#UMCGC Reflection: Subcommittees – The Best and Worst of Holy Conferencing
By David Reinholz
May 12, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
John Wesley believed that Christian conferencing is a means of grace. This says when we do it...
#UMCGC Reflection: ‘My Dear Delegate.’ On tablets, placards, and “getting dragged into the 21st...
By Rev. Richenda Fairhurst
May 14, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
A word on Rule 6.
I am not sure whether I find it refreshing or horrifying that we...
Bishop Devadhar: Listen to each other and God
By Beth DiCocco
May 14, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar used the familiar story of the Magi (Matthew 2:1-12) to urge General Conference...
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...
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,...
Bumpy start for GC2016
By Sam Hodges
May 13, 2016 | PORTLAND, Oregon (UMNS)
Three days into General Conference 2016, delegates continued to debate whether they should be tapping on...
May 13 wrap-up: Laity Address, State of the Church Report
By Joey Butler
May 13, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
After several days where General Conference delegates were clearly divided over Robert’s Rules vs. Group Discernment...
Bishop Dyck says pope inspired her
By Anne Marie Gerhardt
May 13, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
Pope Francis has been inspiring Bishop Sally Dyck. No, she isn’t converting to Catholicism, but...
GC2016: What can churchgoers do together?
By Heather Hahn
May 13, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
Hannah Foust, as a United Methodist sixth-grader in Indiana, saw a video about the desperate need...
The Climate Vigil at General Conference
By Jesse Love
May 13, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore.
The General Conference Climate Vigil sent a powerful message to delegates and guests: now is the time for...
