Committee upholds plan for 5 new African bishops in 2020

By Elliott Wright May 10, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS) Despite pressure to speed up the process, a standing legislative committee of The United Methodist Church...

Man takes evangelism on the road to GC2016

By Heather Hahn May 9, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. Most United Methodists who traveled to the 2016 General Conference got here by plane.Randy Neal made the...

Lay Leaders meet in advance of General Conference

By David Reinholz May 7-9, 2016 | Portland, Ore. On the eve of the 2016 General Conference of the United Methodist Church, annual conference lay leaders from...

Plan UMC Revised still partly unconstitutional

By Linda Bloom May 10, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS) One of the proposed plans to re-align the structure of The United Methodist Church will need...

HIV/AIDS is limited priority for church

By Kathy L. Gilbert May 9, 2016|PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS) In a world where 37 million people are living with HIV/AIDS, a budget of $62,000 for the...

Council of Bishops Adopts Covenant of Accountability

Portland, Oregon: Meeting in Portland, Oregon, the Council of Bishops voted to adopt a “Covenant of Accountability for the Council of Bishops” and pledged...

2016 GC to consider three sites for Heritage Landmarks

By Maggie Hillery May 9, 2016 (UMNS) The rich history of Methodism in the United States is exemplified in three sites that will go before the 2016 General Conference as...

49 Scholars Call for United Methodist Fossil Fuel Divestment

Portland, OR—49 scholars, both United Methodist and teaching at United Methodist-affiliated institutions, have released an open letter to General Conference delegates, calling them to...

An Open Letter to My Parents on Queerness and Being #CalledOut

Dear Mom and Dad, Welcome back from the mission trip, Dad. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom. While Dad was away I joined a group of over...

Bishops’ president: Believe church can change

By Heather Hahn May 6, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS) Growing up in the still racially segregated Methodist Church, young Warner Brown Jr. knew the denomination...

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