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United Methodists urged to join in Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church is urging all United Methodists to join in the global Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which starts on January 18 and runs until January 25. Organized by the World Council of Churches, this...
read moreSeventy-eight legislative petitions headed for St. Louis
DALLAS, Texas -- The General Conference Committee on Reference has determined that 78 petitions submitted for consideration by the 2019 General Conference are in harmony with the purpose of the special session to be held February 23-26, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri....
read moreKennedy’s 1968 telegram to The United Methodist Church rings true today
To the People of The United Methodist Church, In 1968, the merger of the Evangelical United Brethren and Methodist Churches formed The United Methodist Church in a Uniting Conference. Robert F. Kennedy sent this congratulatory telegram to Bishop Reuben Mueller, to be...
read moreJ.J. Galloway named new district superintendent of Southwest District
Southwest DS Rodney Steele to retire this year
The Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church announced today that current Northeast District Superintendent Johnna J. Galloway will be the new DS of the Southwest District, beginning July 1, 2019. Galloway, who has served as the Northeast district...
read moreFrom the Bishop
Reflection on Connectional Conference Plan
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! This past October, I presented an overview of the Connectional Conference Plan to South Central Jurisdiction delegates at a gathering that was held to help them prepare for the 2019 Special Session of General...
read moreGeneral Board of Higher Education and Ministry Launches New Brand Campaign: “Nurturing Leaders. Changing Lives.”
NASHVILLE, Tenn., January 4, 2019 – A new branding campaign of The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) of The United Methodist Church (UMC) expresses the agency’s commitment to sharpen its focus on the ways that it resources, coaches, trains and...
read moreUnited Methodist Higher Education Leaders Gather to Enhance Their Influence on the Church
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., January 4, 2019 – Representatives from United Methodist higher education institutions are gathering in Scottsdale, Arizona, Jan. 3-4 to discuss how the values of the church’s higher education ministry could inform the denomination’s mission....
read moreNew Year’s Message from the Moderators of the Commission on a Way Forward
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As we turn to the new year and the approaching February meeting of the called Special Session of General Conference, the moderators would like to encourage delegates to the General Conference, as well as all spiritual leaders in The United...
read moreCouncil of Bishops’ letter to the global LGBTQ community
To the People of the United Methodist Church: Grace and Peace to you in these days of Christmas, and at the conclusion of a calendar year. At the fall meeting of the Council of Bishops at St. Simon’s Island, Georgia, bishops approved a motion to send a pastoral letter...
read moreTwo retired bishops die on same day
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church regrets to announce the deaths of two retired bishops, Bishop Benjamin Chamness and Bishop William B. Oden. Bishop Benjamin Chamness Bishop Benjamin Chamness died Saturday, December 22, 2018 in...
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