Commission on General Conference Favors Discernment Process
By Diane Degnan | United Methodist Communications
Portland, Ore.: The Commission on the General Conference gave the go-ahead for an alternative process of discernment for dealing...
#UMCGC Reflection: #WhereAreTheYouth? Answer: School
By Brianna Smith
May 17, 2016
How much do you want us?
During General Conference, I’ve noticed that adults are asking the question, “Where are the youth...
Council of Bishops Names 32 Commission Members
Washington, D.C. The United Methodist Council of Bishops has announced the membership of the Commission on a Way Forward.
"After three months of diligent and...
#UMCGC Reflection: Steeped in the holy silence
By Sue Magrath
May 14, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
I sit in the prayer room, steeped in the holy silence. I am a spiritual director, available...
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...
With Heart, Soul, and Mind: Not Everything that Matters Happens When People Vote
By Rev. Lowell Greathouse
May 24, 2016
"Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing...
Greater NW Area leaders express disappointment over failure to ratify amendments expressing gender equality,...
Bishop Elaine Stanovsky and the district superintendents and staff of the Greater Northwest Area offer words of comfort and conviction in a video recorded after disheartening news of failed constitutional amendments concerning gender equality.
Mandatory penalties ruled unconstitutional
By Linda Bloom
May 18, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
Imposing a mandatory penalty during the “just resolution” process for a clergyperson admitting to committing a...
Call to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation
To All Members and Clergy of The United Methodist Church:
Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ! This year marks a significant...
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...
