#UMCGC Reflection: Can the UMC Change?
By David Reinholz
May 11, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
Powerless. That’s how it can feel sometimes as a member of a large bureaucratic and hierarchical institution. We...
Palmer: Trust God’s promise and go forth
By Kathy L. Gilbert
May 11, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
Bishop Gregory V. Palmer laid out a path for the 2016 United Methodist General Conference:...
GCORR sponsors briefing for delegates of color, allies
By Yvette Moore
May 11, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
About 200 delegates of color and allies gathered for a pre-General Conference orientation sponsored by the...
United Methodist Pension Board Loses $118.8 Million in 2015 Due to Fossil Fuel Investments
For Immediate Release:
May 11, 2016
Portland, OR—The United Methodist General Board of Pension and Health Benefits lost $118.8 million in 2015 due to stock investments...
May 10 wrap-up: Opening worship, rules debate
By Joey Butler
May 10, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
With a drum welcome from indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, United Methodists gathered for the...
General Conference 2016 officially begins
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...
GC2016 adopts most rules but defers Rule 44
By Heather Hahn
May 10, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
In ordering their work, the 2016 General Conference delegates late May 10 adopted all but one...
Plan UMC’s fate still up to GC2016
By Heather Hahn
May 10, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
The 2016 General Conference now has the responsibility of determining what happens to three commissions that...
Reconciling pastor dropped from Opening Worship for direct mention of LGBTQ community
Updated with an additional comment from #UMCGC Worship Director Rev. Laura Jaquith Barlett.
Story By Patrick Scriven | Video by Rev. David Valera
May 10, 2016...
ʽDigital divide’ concern arises with African delegates
By Sam Hodges
May 10, 2016 | PORTLAND, Oregon (UMNS)
At past General Conferences, delegates wanting to speak in a plenary session raised a card and...
