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By Heather Hahn | UMNews This article was originally published at https://www.umnews.org/en/news/church-court-modifies-ruling-on-bishop-elections The United Methodist Church’s top court has set Jan. 1, 2023, as the date when U.S. bishops facing mandatory retirement...
This article was originally published at https://www.unitedmethodistbishops.org/newsdetail/bishops-have-authority-to-call-jurisdictional-conferences-in-2022-16503765 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops (COB) is expressing its appreciation following the...
Originally published at https://www.unitedmethodistbishops.org/newsdetail/bishops-seek-ruling-on-application-and-meaning-on-paragraph-2548-2-16497213 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church is requesting a declaratory decision from...
This article was originally published at https://www.resourceumc.org/en/churchwide/judicial-council/judicial-council-decision-home/judicial-decisions/decision-1444 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church is expressing gratitude...
By Kristen Caldwell, Communications Manager for the Oregon-Idaho Conference For those who may feel called to become an episcopal leader – or those who may know someone who feels called to leadership – the Western Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church’s...
This article was originally published at https://www.unitedmethodistbishops.org/newsdetail/bickerton-becomes-president-of-council-of-bishops-calls-for-unity-16481222. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The bishops of The United Methodist Church completed their Spring meeting...
This press release was originally published by the Council of Bishops at https://www.unitedmethodistbishops.org/newsdetail/umc-bishops-gather-to-for-spring-2022-meeting-16442822 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In the wake of disruptions and postponements due to the COVID-19...
Originally published at https://www.unitedmethodistbishops.org/newsdetail/bishops-discern-ways-forward-march-15-16396297 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bishops of The United Methodist Church in their March 15 called meeting discerned pathways for churches choosing...
Nashville, Tenn.: As the pandemic continues and the wait time for visas stretches to over two years in some countries, the Commission on the General Conference announced today that the 2020 General Conference cannot be held in 2022 due to COVID-related and...
by Paul Gomez, Desert Southwest Conference Laity First Elect Greetings from the Desert Southwest Delegation to General and Jurisdictional Conference. We're inviting you to give us your feedback on the four reports from this summer we worked on as a Jurisdiction....
