General Conference 2020 – Desert Southwest Conference

Bishop Grant Hagiya, who leads the California-Pacific and Desert Southwest conferences, said orientation would include discussions of the denomination’s global nature, an overview of legal matters facing the denomination and guidance for running annual conference meetings. New bishops also will receive training on combatting sexism and racism. Hagiya emphasized that the orientation sessions would include worship and prayer.

UMC bishops welcome Judicial Council’s clarification of church disaffiliation process

In its ruling (Decision 1449) released on Tuesday, the church’s high court said, “the process in ¶ 2548.2 may not be used as a pathway for local churches to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church.”

Church court modifies ruling on bishop elections

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...

Bishops have authority to call jurisdictional conferences in 2022, top court says

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 Judicial...

Bishops seek ruling on application and meaning on Paragraph 2548.2

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...