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United Methodist boards of ordained ministry must look at all qualifications to determine whether a ministerial candidate is a fitting applicant — including adherence to the church’s position on homosexuality.
Bishop Bruce R. Ough wrote the following statement to all United Methodists on behalf of the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church. The statement is in response to a just-released Judicial Council ruling that the consecration of a gay bishop violates church law.
Grace and peace to you in Jesus Christ, our Rock and our Redeemer. On Friday, April 28, the Judicial Council (the Council) responded to a petition requesting a declaratory decision concerning the nomination, election, consecration, and assignment of Bishop Karen Oliveto. Bishop Oliveto was...
The consecration of a gay bishop violates church law, the top court of The United Methodist Church has ruled.
The Council of Bishops (COB) has called a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church (UMC) to be held February 23-26, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
There have been many nicknames for the band of believers who followed the lead of John and Charles Wesley in their early ministry in England: Enthusiasts, Sacramentarians, Bible Moths, Methodists. Their methods, values, and tradition laid the groundwork for what would become The United Methodist...
After the Israelites defeated the Philistines, the story goes, the prophet Samuel erected a stone and named it Ebenezer, which means “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”
To really be the church God intends, United Methodists “need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable,” said Pastor Ramon Jackson of Inspire D.C. in Washington, D.C.
The annual Feed the Hungry Potato Drop was a successful event again this year, distributing 44,000 pounds of potatoes throughout Washington and Frederick counties, as well as locations in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. More than 70 volunteers came to Bethel UMC in Smithsburg to help on a...
Grace and peace to you in Jesus Christ, our Risen Savior! As we enter this season of Eastertide, we are more aware than ever of the powerful work of God, through the Holy Spirit, to overcome death in all its forms. Where the limitations of humanity see only the impossible, God breaks through and...