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For Immediate Release May 9, 2019 CHICAGO – (May 09, 2019) The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church completed its May 2019 meeting held outside Chicago with a pastoral and prophetic word in response to the decisions of the Special Session and the codification of some of those decisions in the Book of… Continue Reading→
For Immediate Release: May 1, 2019 AUSTIN, TEXAS – The Episcopal Church – United Methodist Dialogue Committee has agreed to send a resolution for full communion to be considered by the Council of Bishops and for possible consideration by the 2020 General Conference of The United Methodist Church. The members of the committee made the… Continue Reading→
I invite you to join me in a Bishop’s Forum on Support for Immigrants and Families. As actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) increase, many immigrants and families in our United Methodist churches and surrounding communities are being deeply traumatized.
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… Continue Reading→
A Peaceable Kingdom in a Divided World A Christmas Letter to the United Methodist Church from Kenneth H. Carter, Jr., President, Council of Bishops and taken from Isaiah 11. The Prophet Living eight centuries before Christ, the prophet Isaiah had a vision, which over time was given a name: the peaceable kingdom. It’s a compelling… Continue Reading→
Friday, November 9, 2018 The United Methodist Church Philippines Central Conference| College of Bishops In Jesus Christ We Are One Church (A pastoral letter to United Methodists in the Philippines) “I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all… Continue Reading→
For Immediate Release Friday, November 9, 2018 SIMON’S ISLAND, GA – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church has authorized the preparation of legislation to deal with the full communion proposal between The United Methodist Church and The Episcopal Church. The bishops took the initial action on the proposal, called A Gift to the… Continue Reading→
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, November 07, 2018 SIMON’S ISLAND, GA. – The Council of Bishops ended its November 2018 meeting by taking the following actions among other decisions: Released a Narrative of Our Leadership, describing the work… Continue Reading→
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free.” (Luke 4:18 NRSV) Racism is harmful to all of society. And we… Continue Reading→