This walk in which we find ourselves as Christians is not an easy one, nor was it meant to be. We are told to take up our cross to follow Jesus. We are not told to take up this light and easy vacation, but rather a cross.
Lead bishop responds to controversial Western Jurisdiction election
Bishop Bruce R. Ough, incoming president of the United Methodist Council of Bishops, issued the following statement about Friday’s episcopal election at the UMC’s Western Jurisdictional Conference, meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz. The conference elected as a new bishop the Rev. …
NEJ Bishops urge response to racism, recent violence
Statement by the NEJ College of Bishops of The United Methodist Church Delivered by Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball to the Opening Session of the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference, July 13, 2016 As we gather for this Jurisdictional Conference many persons have been …
Bishop Johnson returns to Philadelphia Area
Bishop Peggy A. Johnson is returning to the Philadelphia Episcopal Area to lead the Eastern PA and Peninsula-Delaware conferences for another four years. Her reassignment was announced Friday morning in the closing session of the UMC’s Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference by …
NEJ has 2 new African American women bishops
At 9 PM last night and 10 AM this morning, the Northeastern Jurisdiction elected its two expected new bishops, two African American clergywomen, the first elected in this jurisdiction since 2000. Until last night the Rev. Cynthia Moore-Koikoi was a …
Open Wide Your Hearts! Part 2
During the Annual Conference, June 16-17, some enthusiastic leaders told us how their churches are living out this year’s Annual Conference theme by opening wide their hearts in ministries of outreach and welcome to their communities. We recorded six short …
Repentance asks ‘all of us’ to remember
On a sunny day during our Eastern PA Annual Conference in June, several of us entered the historic Fulton Theatre in downtown Lancaster, just a short walk from the Convention Center.
NEJ Conference begins today
Bishops to be assigned Friday The UMC’s Northeastern Jurisdiction bishops, committee members and delegates arrived over the weekend and today for the 2016 NEJ Conference at the Lancaster County Convention Center and Marriott Hotel. Already familiar with the setting from …
Quilted by Connection: Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference
By Tom Salsgiver, Secretary, Northeastern Jurisdiction Quilted by Connection is the theme for this 20th Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference. Delegates, reserves and guests will gather with our 10 Annual Conferences for Holy Conferencing. Beginning with organizing and preparatory meetings, delegates, reserves …
The Function and Role of the Jurisdictional Conference
Tom Salsgiver Secretary, Northeastern Jurisdiction There are five United Methodist Jurisdictions that make up the jurisdictions in the United States. The 2012 Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, defines the role and function of the jurisdictions. The five …