Stanovsky: ‘We will not leave divided’
By Charmaine Robledo
May 20, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
On the last day of the 2016 General Conference, Bishop Elaine Stanovsky of the Mountain Sky...
Imagine No Malaria celebration rocks the house
By Crystal Caviness and Barbara Dunlap-Berg
May 18, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
“Our God is able!”
Celebrating the success of the Imagine No Malaria initiative, launched...
What do I wear to General Conference?
By Megan Kilpatrick | WJ Lay Delegate
It started with a fairly innocuous question: "What do I wear to General Conference?"
True to my Millennial roots,...
Delegates, supporters stand with LGBTQ people
By Kathy L. Gilbert and Sam Hodges
May 14, 2016│PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
As lay delegate Fred Brewington rose to address the United Methodist General Conference on...
VIDEO: Reactions to the Vote to Eliminate Guaranteed Appointment
On the street interviews with the Rev. Gloria Kymn (clergy delegate), the Rev. Jeremy Smith (young adult clergy), Ken Ellis (lay delegate from Cal-Pac)...
An Immigration Vigil at #UMCGC
Article by Pam Brokaw | Video by Rev. David Valera
May 13, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore.
United Methodists were encouraged by Los Angeles Area Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño to...
Reflections from Rev. David Valera
A photo by the Rev. David Valera of a photo by the Rev. David Valera integrated as part of the visuals of the 2012...
PNW Delegation takes on fossil fuel investment #GC2016
Updated to correct vote count on Minority Report
By Pam Brokaw
May 20, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
While United Methodists seeking divestment from fossil fuels mounted a...
Council Executive Committee Affirms Unity, Moves Forward
Nashville, Tenn.: Meeting in Chicago last week, the Council of Bishops' Executive Committee approved a framework for implementing the Commission on a Way Forward...
Some Thoughts from Bishop Hagiya on #gc2012
It is my second week here in Tampa at our General Conference. The Council of Bishops meets the week before General Conference starts, so...
