COB makes UMEIT: Zoom recordings available
9/21/2023 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: TrainingUMEIT: Zoom is a monthly training for ecumenical leaders and the recordings are available for viewing on our YouTube page.
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COB unveils updated ecumenical documents
9/12/2023 - EcumenicalThe COB Ecumenical staff would like to make available certain documents which may be helpful to you in your ecumenical ministries.
Bishop Sally Dyck elected as Co-Moderator of the Permanent Committee on Consensus and Collaboration
9/4/2023 - EcumenicalBishop Sally Dyck was elected as Co-Moderator of the Permanent Committee on consensus and Collaboration.
COB Local initiative grant application opens
8/28/2023 - EcumenicalThe Council of Bishops provides leadership for the ecumenical and interreligious ministries of The United Methodist Church. To that end they are offering 3 grants, each in the amount of $1,000 to groups within United Methodist Annual Conferences for ...
Message of solidarity and support from Evangelical Lutheran Church
8/14/2023 - EcumenicalA message of solidarity and support from Bishop Kevin Strickland of the Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church to The United Methodist Church at this time of transition in The UMC.
A message from COB President Bishop Bickerton
8/9/2023 - EcumenicalCOB President Affirms Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement
Bishops Join The Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign
7/31/2023 - EcumenicalBishops Join The Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign, a coalition committed to ending anti-Muslim hatred, discrimination, and violence in the Unites States of America.
COB Staffer Rev. Dr. Hawxhurst to lead Churches Uniting in Christ
6/14/2023 - EcumenicalUnited Methodist Church Council of Bishops Ecumenical Staff Officer Rev. Dr. Jean Hawxhurst has been elected as President of the Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC), an organization of 10 member denominations, who hold visible unity, racial equity and ...
Bishops meet for Pan-Methodist commission and consultation
3/30/2023 - EcumenicalThe Pan-Methodist Commission and Bishops’ Consultation meetings took place in Atlanta, Georgia this March. Here are the notes from those gatherings.
Young adult shares story of stay and study at Bossey ecumenical institute
2/28/2023 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Grants/Scholarships Ecumenical: Training2023 Ericka Jallah report on Bossey
Churches in Germany tackle racism in Christian communities
2/7/2023 - EcumenicalThe central service for the week of prayer for Christian unity took place for Germany in the cultural metropolis of Frankfurt. Different people affected by racism demanded changes in attitude and handling of the topic in the churches.
COB offers scholarships for National Workshop on Christian Unity 2023
1/24/2023 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Grants/Scholarships Ecumenical: TrainingThe Council of Bishops is offering partial scholarships to seminary students and first-time attenders to participate in the National Workshop on Christian Unity (NWCU) and UMEIT: USA 2023.
Christians to mark 2023 week of prayer for unity
1/6/2023 - EcumenicalThe Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated every year from 18-25 January in the Northern Hemisphere (or around the feast of Pentecost in the Southern Hemisphere).
COB announces recipients of ecumenical grants and scholarships
12/8/2022 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Grants/ScholarshipsThe Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church has announced recipients of the 2023 Local Initiative grants and scholarships for those to represent the denomination at the 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions.
COB announces winner of $10,000 Bossey Institute scholarship
10/21/2022 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Grants/ScholarshipsThe Council of Bishops (COB) of The United Methodist Church has named MS. Eliza Love as the 2023 recipient of the $10,000 scholarship to attend the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Institute at Bossey in Switzerland.
UMEIT: Young Adult Network participants meet in Atlanta
10/5/2022 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: TrainingThe participants of UMEIT: Young Adult Network met in person in Atlanta last week as part of their two-year training program of the Council of Bishops. The UMEIT: Young Adult Network is a COB program that invites young adults from across the ...
Rev. Dr. Bob Williams Receives Council of Bishops’ Prestigious Ecumenical Award
9/21/2022 - EcumenicalThe Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church has awarded the Rev. Dr. Robert Williams with the Bishops’ Ecumenical Award for his contributions to the unity of the universal church of Jesus Christ.
United Methodists attend the Eleventh Assembly of the World Council of Churches
9/12/2022 - EcumenicalMore than 60 representatives of The United Methodist Church (UMC) attended the recently ended Eleventh Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) held in Karlsruhe in Germany August 30 through September 9, 2022.
Interdenominational Theological Center: Perfect example of Christian unity in theological education
5/12/2022 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: TrainingSometimes it is helpful to remind ourselves ecumenism is alive and well throughout Jesus’ universal church and to know Christ’s followers are continuing to build relationships and be in ministry together, despite their differences. I recently ...
Methodist Church in Britain, The United Methodist Church hail Concordat Ministry
3/23/2022 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: PartnershipsThe United Methodist Church honors four “concordat” relationships, which were begun in 1968 when our denomination was founded. In particular, the Methodist Church in Britain (MCB) and The United Methodist Church (UMC) have led jointly through pulpit ...
UMC bishops provide scholarships for 3 young adults to attend Global Ecumenical Theological Institute
2/1/2022 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: TrainingThe Council of Bishops is providing partial scholarships for three young adults who have been accepted into the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI).
COB selects 10 as next cohort of UMEIT: Young Adult Network
1/26/2022 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: TrainingThe Council of Bishop has announced the names of 10 young adults selected as the next cohort of United Methodist Ecumenical and Interreligious Training: Young Adult Network (UMEIT: YAN).
2022 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - A reflection
1/7/2022 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Interreligious RelationshipsBy Rev. Dr. Jean Hawxhurst The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated every year from 18-25 January in the Northern Hemisphere or around the feast of Pentecost in the Southern Hemisphere. It is sponsored jointly by the Pontifical ...
COB offers scholarship for National Workshop on Christian Unity, UMEIT 2022
1/7/2022 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Interreligious RelationshipsThe Council of Bishops is offering scholarships to seminary students and first-time attenders to participate in the National Workshop on Christian Unity (NWCU) and UMEIT: USA 2022.
United Methodist bishops pay homage to Archbishop Tutu
12/31/2021 - EcumenicalThe bishops of The United Methodist Church are joining the world in mourning the death of Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, their Anglican colleague, who will be buried tomorrow in Cape Town, South Africa.
December 31 is deadline to apply to be part of next UMEIT: YAN cohort
12/2/2021 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Grants/Scholarships Ecumenical: TrainingThe December 31, 2021, deadline for applying to be part of United Methodist Ecumenical and Interreligious Training: Young Adult Network (UMEIT: YAN) is approaching and interested young adults are urged to apply as soon as possible.
Council of Bishops hires Dr. David Field as new Ecumenical Staff Officer
7/26/2021 - EcumenicalThe Council of Bishops (COB) of The United Methodist Church (UMC) has hired Dr. David N. Field as the new Ecumenical Staff Officer for Faith Order and Theological Dialogue.
Apply for Council of Bishops' Local Ecumenical/Interreligious Initiatives grants
7/6/2021 - EcumenicalThe Council of Bishops is offering three (3) grants of $1,000 each to groups within annual conferences for special projects designed to strengthen ecumenical and/or interreligious relationships.
Bishops call for dismantling systematic racism in aftermath of George Floyd verdict
4/20/2021 - EcumenicalThe Council of Bishops stands together with all justice-loving people around the world in prayerfully bearing witnesses to the jury's decision that convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin of murdering George Floyd.
2021 NWCU Registration is now open
3/12/2021 - EcumenicalIt has been quite a year, and plans have continued to change, but the National Workshop on Christian Unity will go on for 2021! We will have an entirely online Workshop which gives us the opportunity to provide you with the same great programming ...
Catholics, United Methodists dialogue members reveal new publication
2/10/2021 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: DialoguesRepresentatives of The United Methodist Church and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced the release of the results of its latest round of dialogue in the form of a two-part publication.
COB Ecumenical Officer meets with leaders of UMC agencies
2/5/2021 - EcumenicalAs the new Ecumenical Officer for the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church, Bishop Sally Dyck met with several agency leaders on February 1 to talk with them about how they engage in ecumenical and interreligious ministry.
Churches Uniting in Christ Release Resources for Lent 2021
2/1/2021 - EcumenicalPress Release Birmingham, AL: Bishop Teresa Jefferson-Snorton, Chair of the Coordinating Council of Churches Uniting in Christ announces the release of new, ecumenical resources for the use of local congregations for this year’s Lenten and ...
British Methodists offer prayers for the USA during political transition
1/8/2021 - EcumenicalThe Rev. Richard Teal, President of the Methodist Conference and Mrs. Carolyn Lawrence, Vice-President of the Methodist Conference of the Methodist Church in Britain have sent a pastoral letter to the leaders of The United Methodist Church to offer ...
Uniting Church in Australia offers prayers for USA
1/8/2021 - EcumenicalPresident of the Uniting Church in Australia Dr Deidre Palmer has sent a letter to church leaders in the USA offering support and prayers during this trying time. The Uniting Church is the third largest Christian denomination in Australia and the ...
World Council of Churches calling for peace in USA
1/8/2021 - EcumenicalFr. Ioan Sauca, the Interim General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, has sent a letter to the leaders of communions in the USA, in in the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol Building to convey the renewed and strengthened solidarity of ...
Join in Week of Prayer for Christian Unity January 18-25, 2021
1/4/2021 - EcumenicalThe Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated every year January 18-25, or around the feast of Pentecost in some parts of the world. Every United Methodist annual conference is encouraged to participate with ecumenical services of prayer and ...
Teaching and Preaching: Churches Revisioning Unity in Christ during Holidays
10/19/2020 - EcumenicalPRESS RELEASE: October 19, 2020 Birmingham, AL - Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC), an ecumenical multi-lateral dialogue among ten Protestant faith communions in the USA announces the release of new, ecumenical resources for local congregations to ...
Bishops offer 2021 grants for local ecumenical initiatives
9/28/2020 - EcumenicalFor Immediate Release Monday, September 28, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C.– The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Local Initiatives Grants. Bishop Sally Dyck, Ecumenical Officer for the Council ...
United Methodist Church and Episcopal Church put full communion plans on hold
9/17/2020 - Bishop News Ecumenical Ecumenical: DialoguesThe United Methodist – Episcopal Church Dialogue Committee has agreed that it is not prudent for our churches to press forward with action on full communion next year. Instead, the Committee recommends that both bodies take up the full-communion ...
COB seeks applications for Bossey scholarship
9/14/2020 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Grants/ScholarshipsThe Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church is inviting applications for a scholarship to attend The Ecumenical Institute at Bossey in Switzerland.
UMC Bishops welcome new Executive Secretary and Ecumenical Officer
7/7/2020 - Bishop News Ecumenical MinistriesThe Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church is pleased to announce that Bishop Bruce Ough and Bishop Sally Dyck will become the new Executive Secretary and Ecumenical Officer of the Council effective September 1, 2020.
Bishop Easterling, Bishop Budde to lead public witness for justice, an end to racism
6/2/2020 - EcumenicalBishop LaTrelle Easterling, the presiding bishop of the Baltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist Church will lead United Methodists in gathering with other people of faith to call for justice, call for systemic change and an end to ...
National Council of Churches to Hold Virtual Memorial Service to Mourn COVID-19 Victims
5/19/2020 - EcumenicalBishop Minerva Carcaño, the resident bishop of California-Nevada Conference, will represent The United Methodist Church, during the a public online memorial service on Sunday, May 24, 2020 to mourn the more than 300,000 people worldwide who have lost...
Ecumenical Easter Invitation urges Christians to make a witness
3/31/2020 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: PartnershipsThree of the main ecumenical organizations in the United States of America have come together this Easter to promote a unified witness to our shared faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Training in Interreligious Relations offered for Young Adults - updated
2/11/2020 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Interreligious Relationships Ecumenical: Partnerships Ecumenical: TrainingThe World Methodist Council is partnering with other organizations in offering training for Young Adults on Interreligious Relations that started in Asia and is now expanding globally. This year’s Young Adult Training for Religions Amity (YATRA) will...
Kabacan Central UMC Celebrates Ecumenical Sunday
1/21/2020 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: TrainingThe Kabacan Central United Methodist Church, a vital congregation considered as one of the flagship churches of the Mindanao Philippines Annual Conference celebrated Ecumenical Sunday last January 19, 2020.
Videos offer insight into the UMC-Episcopal dialogue on Full Communion
10/14/2019 - EcumenicalThe United Methodist – Episcopal Church Dialogue Committee has released a series of videos highlighting shared ministries between the churches and discussing the current full communion proposal developed by the committee.
United Methodist-Episcopal Video Dialogue on Full Communion: Bishop Palmer chats with Bishop Curry
10/14/2019 - EcumenicalThe United Methodist Church – Episcopal Church Dialogue Committee has released a series of videos highlighting shared ministries between the churches and discussing the current full communion proposal developed by the committee. This video ...
United Methodist-Episcopal Video Dialogue on Full Communion: Episcopal Studies
10/14/2019 - EcumenicalThis fall, the United Methodist-Episcopal Dialogue Committee will be releasing a series of videos that discuss common ministries and the current full communion proposal entitled 'A Gift to the World.' In this video, Dean Jan Love (UMC) of the ...