With the arching drama of the Special Session of General Conference 2019 now ended, the drama moves into the Judicial Council’s arena. The council will consider ruling on the approved Traditional Plan at its April meeting. While the U.S. government …
UM delegates push Traditional Plan forward for a vote
By John W. Coleman The United Methodist Church’s 2019 General Conference Special Session, meeting Feb. 23-26 in St. Louis, Mo., finalizes its debates and decision-making Tuesday, in efforts to end the church’s impasse over whether to sanction or more forcefully …
A Prayer of Confession
Offered by Bishop Peggy Johnson, February 23, 2019This is the prayer of confession that I prayed at General Conference this morning. It was written by Rev. Michael Johnson. Gracious God, we confess that we have not followed Your more excellent …
GC2019 opens in prayer, but legislating to follow
By John W. Coleman From the Rev. Lydia Munoz, 1st day of the General Conference Special Session, Feb. 23, 2019: Still, be still. This has been my centering word and centering prayer. Today we prayed and laughed and were in …
General Conference Special Session 2019: Live video & photos
View the live video stream of the 2019 Special Session of General Conference, offered by UM Communications. View photos on UM News’s Flickr page.
Sharpen your Tools for Ministry, in all districts, March 2
Tools for Ministry for all districts will be March 2, 2019. Check here for location details, registration costs and information, and workshop lists. Register for your District’s workshop today!
Allocations proposed for UMC’s slashed 2020 budget
The team responsible for allocating the UMC’s proposed general church budget in 2020 recommends deep cuts for most agencies from… Read more…
UMVIM recommends no travel to Haiti for now
Many UM Volunteers in Mission have journeyed to Haiti over the years and especially since the earthquake in 2010. Anyone with current plans to go there now should heed the UMVIM agency’s warning. Due to ongoing anti-corruption protests in Haiti, …
UM beliefs, actions, concerns relate to special General Conference
As we prepare for the Special Session of the UMC’s General Conference, February 23-26, in St. Louis, Mo., UM News Service has been publishing an abundance of news and feature articles and commentaries to offer information and interpretation about this potentially momentous, …
Mr. Tom Young
We have received notice that Tom Young, spouse of the Rev. Dr. Janice Young, passed away on February 12. Rev. Janice Young–retired, ordained Deacon of the Eastern PA Conference–served on Extension Ministry as Pastoral Counselor at Bethlehem Private Practice, until her …