Bishop Swanson: ‘Evil is going, too.’
By Tamica Smith Jeuitt
May 18, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
“If you are going to go, there is a shadow figure that follows you also....
#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...
Rev. Mary Huycke hopes for Spirit-led discernment at 2019 General Conference
First-elected PNW Clergy Delegate to General Conference 2019, Rev. Mary Kohlstaedt Huycke, shares this short message expressing her hopes for the time next month in February. One hope is that delegates will engage not in "decision-making" but in real discernment that is open to the Holy Spirit.
WJ Bishops respond to harmful General Conference, recommit to full inclusion
The WJ College of Bishops offers this statement to a church finding itself harmed once again by a General Conference incapable of making space...
Gay pastor prays for the UMC at #gc2012
The Rev. Frank Wolf prays from at the beginning of the afternoon session of General Conference on May 3, 2012. Photo by Patrick Scriven.
A...
Wrestling with God in St. Louis: A Biblical Reflection
When United Methodists gather in St. Louis next month, Rev. Paul Graves is expecting something akin to a "wresting match". According to Graves, the story of Jacob could provide some helpful insights to delegates and observers of the General Conference.
May 19 wrap-up: New missionaries, special GC costs
By Joey Butler
May 19, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
A day after tabling potentially contentious legislation on human sexuality, General Conference 2016 moved through its...
GC2016: Fund boosts clergy education across globe
By Sam Hodges
May 3, 2016 | UMNS
Before help came from the Central Conference Theological Education Fund, Banyam Theological Seminary depended on antiquated, gasoline-powered generators for electricity.
Often...
Reflection for All PNW and Alaska Clergy
Bishop Grant Hagiya addressing the General Conference during the Plenary Celebration and Challenge of the Mission and Ministry of The United Methodist Church on...
Looking back, and offering Life to All at #GC2019
PNW reserve delegate Rev. Sharon Moe, offers a look back at General Conferences she has participated in, often as a voting delegate, going back to 1996. Looking ahead to #GC2019, she is looking to support a plan that offers "the most grace to the greatest number of people."
