United Methodist Women Leaders Join Poor People’s Campaign in D.C.
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Two national United Methodist Women leaders were symbolically arrested in front of the U.S. Capitol on May 14 as part of the Poor People's Campaign.
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Annual Conference 2018: There's an app for that
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We have an app! For the attendees of Annual Conference, there is an event mobile app available on the Google Play and Apple App stores.
Error forces revote on failed amendment
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Annual conference voters will be revoting on one of two constitutional amendments dealing with women’s equality because of an error in the language of the amendment.
Pastoral Letter to the People of The United Methodist Church from the Women Bishops
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May 7, 2018 Grace and peace! We, the active and retired women bishops of The United Methodist Church, are writing in response to the news release this week, announcing the results of five proposed amendments to our Constitution that were approved at the 2016 General Conference and then sent on...
Bishops Announce Results of Five Constitutional Amendments
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The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church has completed canvassing the votes of annual conferences on the five constitutional amendments that were approved by the 2016 General Conference.
Council of Bishops Statement in Support of Women's Equality and Full Inclusion
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Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church Statement in Support of Women’s Equality and Full Inclusion May 7, 2018 The Council of Bishops notes with dismay that two amendments to the Constitution of The United Methodist Church regarding gender equality did not pass. While...
Bishop Easterling's Statement On A Way Forward
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Bishop LaTrelle Easterling issued a statement May 6 on the recent work of the Council of Bishops and a way forward for the UMC.
United Methodist Bishops Recommend a Way Forward
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United Methodist bishops recommend so-called "One Church Plan;" all three plans to go to 2019 Special General Conference.
Memphis sojourn commemorates King’s death
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On April 4, 1968, an assassin’s bullet cut short the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King was in Memphis, Tenn., when he was murdered, lending his voice and his cause to African Americans involved in a sanitation worker’s strike in that city.
Christ Deaf UMC runs on a ministry-focused road
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Since 1895, Christ Deaf UMC has been the place where hearing people could connect with their Deaf, deaf-blind and hearing-impaired sisters and brothers. Now, we are actively responding to the challenge from Ephesians 4 issued at last year’s Annual Conference: “I want you to get out there and...