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Bishop's Crest

Bishops Discern Ways for Churches Choosing to Separate from UMC; Seek Court’s Guidance on Jurisdictional Conferences

March 16, 2022 Leave a Comment

March 16, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. –  The Bishops of The United Methodist Church in their March 15 called meeting discerned pathways for churches choosing disaffiliation and separation. The bishops have met two consecutive weeks to discern pathways forward in these changing times. The bishops affirmed by an overwhelming majority that paragraph 2553 in the Book of Discipline would… Continue Reading→

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Holding the Ashes

March 2, 2022 Leave a Comment

“Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit.” – Psalm 51:11-12 I write this reflection with a great deal of indebtedness to Jan Richardson, whose Ash Wednesday article “The Hands that… Continue Reading→

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COB Christmas Letter 2021

December 16, 2021 Leave a Comment

Dear fellow United Methodists: I trust that your Advent journey has prepared you for the coming of Christ into your life once again. As we set our sights on the holiest of nights in Bethlehem, on behalf of the Council of Bishops I want to wish you a blessed season filled with joy, hope, wonder… Continue Reading→

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Conference Chancellor Named

December 14, 2020 Leave a Comment

Dear United Methodist friends, Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ. I would like to share with you that Eric Stevens has accepted my invitation to serve as Chancellor of the North Carolina Conference for the next six months, through June 2021.   We continue to mourn the sudden death of Wilson… Continue Reading→

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connections: Pilgrimage 2020

November 10, 2020 Leave a Comment

Bishop Ward uses the Pilgrimage 2020 theme of “Claimed” to remind us of God’s promise in Isaiah – “I have called you by name and you are mine.”

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Stand for Life, Hope, and Promise through Project AGAPE

November 6, 2020 Leave a Comment

The majesty of Mt. Ararat rises just beyond the eastern edge of Armenia. From Scripture, we know it as a place of hope and a sign of God’s providence, this grounding place for the cocoon of life that was Noah’s ark. This is the historical home place of Armenia, the oldest of Christian nations. Twenty-six… Continue Reading→

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Council of Bishops November 2020 Meeting

November 2, 2020 Leave a Comment

For Immediate Release Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 United Methodist Bishops meet to discuss church future, epidemic crisis. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church will meet November 2-5 in the midst of a pandemic, racial unrest, denominational and political anxiety. The more than 120 bishops serving in Africa, Asia, Europe,… Continue Reading→

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U.S. Bishops Call for Full Participation in November Elections

October 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

For Immediate ReleaseMonday, October 12, 2020 U.S. Bishops call for full participation in November elections. WASHINGTON, D.C. – United Methodist bishops based in the United States today issued a statement on Faith and Democracy, calling on the people of The United Methodist Church to support voter registration and encourage people to vote in the November… Continue Reading→

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Livestream for Bishop Yambasu’s Funeral

September 4, 2020 Leave a Comment

The funeral for Bishop John Yambasu, the late resident bishop of the Sierra Leone Conference, set for Sunday, September 6, 2020, will be livestreamed on umc.org/bishopyambasu. Bishop Yambasu died in a road accident on August 16, 2020, on his way to attend a funeral of one of the pastors in the conference. The Service of… Continue Reading→

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