United Methodist bishops cancel virtual special session of General Conference
RNS United Methodist bishops have canceled a special session of the global denomination’s General Conference that was scheduled to meet on 8th May online. The bishops called the special session late last month after postponing the quadrennial meeting of the United Methodist Church’s decision-making body yet again amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. People attend the day of […]
United Methodist bishops affirm protests, call members to pray twice daily for eight minutes, 46 seconds
RNS United Methodist bishops are calling members of the global denomination to “take a stand against the oppression and injustice that is killing persons of color” after the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and other black people. In a written statement released on Monday, bishops called all United Methodists to name racism and white […]
In the US, UMC’s Western Jurisdiction announces “safe harbour” for LGBTQ clergy
RNS The bishops of the Western Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church in the US have declared their churches a “safe harbour” for LGBTQ clergy. The Safe Harbor Declaration was announced Wednesday as United Methodists’ Council of Bishops wrapped up its autumn meeting in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. And it comes months before new restrictions strengthening the […]