GC2016: Alsted calls for humble submission
By Sam Hodges
May 12, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
Bishop Christian Alsted challenged those attending General Conference 2016 to offer themselves humbly and in full...
Bishop Carter to undergo surgery in Portland
By Sam Hodges
May 10, 2016 | PORTLAND, Oregon (UMNS)
Bishop Kenneth Carter was set to undergo surgery for a severed tendon on the afternoon of...
111 clergy, clergy candidates come out as gay – #UMCGC
UPDATES with support from other faith leaders
By Heather Hahn
May 9, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
A letter from 500 openly LGBTQ clergy, future pastors...
#UMCGC Reflection: A day in the life of a Progressive delegate
By Rev. Monica Corsaro
May 11, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
Breweries, vegan pizza, hipsters, public transportation with the wafting scent of pot in the air; that is the...
May 11 wrap-up: Episcopal address, more Rule 44 debate
By Joey Butler
May 11, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
A day after the celebratory tone of opening worship came a reminder that General Conference is...
Leaders hope Christian conferencing will set tone
By Crystal Caviness
May 11, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
General Conference delegates spent two hours on May 11 on Christian conferencing, the practice of engaging...
Local pastors in background at General Conference
By Sam Hodges
May 11, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
Licensed local pastors don’t get to serve as delegates to General Conference. So when they sit...
#UMCGC Reflection: Something’s missing…
By Joan Holms
May 11, 2016 | Seattle, Washington
I needed to return to Seattle on Tuesday, the opening day of General Conference. I had attended...
At GC2016, Rule 44 still a question mark
UPDATES with Rule 44 still a question
By Heather Hahn
May 11, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
Whether General Conference delegates adopt a new way of dealing...
Vigil remembers 35 million who died from AIDS
By Kathy L. Gilbert
May 11, 2016│PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
In a response of love and prayer, the 35 million people who have died of AIDS were...
