The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church (COB) has asked the Judicial Council for a declaratory decision as to the constitutionality, meaning, application and effect of certain petitions adopted as the Traditional Plan by the 2019 ...
Bishop Kenneth W. Hicks, retired United Methodist Bishop, passed away today June 19, 2019 at age 96. “We give thanks for the long and faithful life of Bishop Kenneth W. Hicks, who was an instrument of God in sharing the gospel of peace in his own ...
Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC), a covenant organization of eleven different US denominations/communions, held its triennial plenary session in Montgomery, Alabama from June 6-9, 2019. The plenary included up to seven delegates from each of the ...
United Methodist bishops are among those who are attending the Consultation on Diaspora Churches in London, England, sponsored by the World Methodist Council.
CHICAGO – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church completed its May 2019 meeting held outside Chicago with a pastoral and prophetic word in response to the decisions of the Special Session and the codification of some of those decisions...
CHICAGO – The May 2019 Meeting of the Council of Bishops officially opened today with COB President Bishop Kenneth H. Carter calling on United Methodists to “Welcome unconditionally; Walk together and Worship constantly” as part of their calling as ...
The Episcopal Church - United Methodist Dialogue Committee AUSTIN, TEXAS - The Episcopal Church – United Methodist Dialogue Committee has agreed to send a resolution for full communion to be considered by the Council of Bishops and for possible ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Council of Bishops expresses its deep gratitude to the Judicial Council for its careful review of the actions of the 2019 General Conference. The Judicial Council’s decisions are clear and sound, and they give helpful guidance ...
The Council of Bishops is offering partial scholarships for young adults (age 21-35) to attend the 2019 United Methodist Ecumenical and Interreligious Training (UMEIT:USA) and the National Workshop on Christian Unity (NWCU) next spring.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Council of Bishops President Bishop Ken Carter has called on United Methodists to use the Holy Week to forgive one another and to seek forgiveness in return. In a Holy Week pastoral letter released April 15, 2019, Bishop Carter, ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Council of Bishops is inviting the people of The United Methodist Church to be in prayer for the Judicial Council, which is in session this week. The Judicial Council will be discussing the constitutionality of matters related ...
Video by United Methodist Communications In this conversation, Bishop Swanson shares how his home church shaped him, the importance of “glory sightings” and the spiritual reason he carries a rock in his toiletry bag. View on YouTube | Apple ...
ATLANTA – The United Methodist Church Council of Bishops President Bishop Ken Carter today said bishops of the church are committed to the unity of the church and to the mission of God who breaks down barriers and transcends languages. “The ...
ATLANTA, Georgia - Pan-Methodist Commission, comprising six denominations within the tradition of Wesleyan Methodism, has condemned “anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant, anti-Black and anti-Brown bigotry” in the aftermath of the mass shootings that left 50 ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church is urging all United Methodists to join in the global Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which starts on January 18 and runs until January 25.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to The New York Times article alleging that improper voting occurred at recent Special Session of General Conference, the Council of Bishops has issued the following statement: “The Council of Bishops has always worked ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church (COB) has asked the Judicial Council for a declaratory decision as to the constitutionality and the meaning, application, and effect of Petition 90066, which was approved by the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bishop Kenneth H. Carter, president of the Council of Bishops, has issued a pastoral letter based on James 5:13-16 following the conclusion of the Special Session of the General Conference. “James does not call us to identify the ...
General Conference tightens language on ordination of LGBTQI persons, same-gender marriages in The United Methodist Church ST. LOUIS – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church would like to thank the delegates to the Special Session of ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The bishops of The United Methodist Church are preparing to preside over the three-day Special Session of the General Conference set for Feb. 23-26 in St. Louis, Missouri. In a letter to the United Methodists released today, ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Praying Our Way Forward team of the Council of Bishops has released details of the Day of Prayer, which will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST in the St. Louis America’s Center Convention Complex on Saturday, February...
To the People of The United Methodist Church, In 1968, the merger of the Evangelical United Brethren and Methodist Churches formed The United Methodist Church in a Uniting Conference. Robert F. Kennedy sent this congratulatory telegram to Bishop ...
As we turn to the new year and the approaching February meeting of the called Special Session of General Conference, the moderators would like to encourage delegates to the General Conference, as well as all spiritual leaders in The United Methodist ...
To the People of the United Methodist Church: Grace and Peace to you in these days of Christmas, and at the conclusion of a calendar year. At the fall meeting of the Council of Bishops at St. Simon’s Island, Georgia, bishops approved a motion to send...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church regrets to announce the deaths of two retired bishops, Bishop Benjamin Chamness and Bishop William B. Oden. Bishop Benjamin Chamness Bishop Benjamin Chamness died Saturday, ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The bishops of The United Methodist Church are calling for prayers of peace for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is witnessing violence in the buildup to the presidential elections on December 23, 2018. Here is the ...
WASHINGTON, DC - The Council of Bishops (COB) of The United Methodist Church is mourning the death of the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush. President Bush is the father of 43rd President George W. Bush, who and his wife, Laura, are staunch ...
In a Christmas message to the people of The United Methodist Church on behalf of the Council of Bishops, Council President Bishop Kenneth H. Carter, Jr., encourages us, with a message from Isaiah 11, to be a sign of God's peaceable Kingdom. Read ...
ST. SIMON’S ISLAND, Georgia –The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church has authorized the preparation of legislation to deal with the full communion proposal between The United Methodist Church and The Episcopal Church. The bishops took ...
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Georgia - The Philippines Central Conference College of Bishops has issued a statement calling for a way forward “that allows respectful space for contextualized ministry, preserves and strengthens our connectional unity, and ...
A Narrative of our Leadership The Council of Bishops November 2018 The May 2016 General Conference asked us to provide leadership in discerning a way forward for the church, so that we might fulfill our mission in light of the Great Commission ...
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Georgia - The Council of Bishops ended its November 2018 meeting by taking the following actions, among other decisions: Released a Narrative of Our Leadership, describing the work that bishops have done since 2016 and leading up ...
Human migration is as old as human history. Individuals, families, tribes, and nations have been on the move since the days of Abraham and Sarah and before. Throughout the centuries, political and economic factors, including wars; health and ...
St. Simons Island, Georgia – Council of Bishops President Bishop Ken Carter this morning urged fellow bishops to call upon God to help The United Methodist Church to move forward during this time when the church finds itself in unfamiliar territory. ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the horrific shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi, resident bishop of the Western Pennsylvania Conference, has released the following ...
As Moderators of the Commission on a Way Forward, we are very grateful that the Council of Bishops asked for a declaratory decision in the constitutionality of the three plans contained in the Commission's report. This week during the Judicial ...
The United Methodist-Episcopal dialogue committee held a meeting recently to continue its conversations about a proposal for full communion between these churches entitled “A Gift to the World: Co-Laborers for the Healing of Brokenness.” The ...
Council president Bishop Bruce R. Ough shared a statement at the United Methodist prayer witness at a rally to end racism held in Washington, D.C.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 23, 2018 LOS ANGELES – Members of the Commission on a Way Forward expressed gratitude at the opportunity to be part of the Commission and they signaled ...
DALLAS - What is Christ’s way forward for doing mission and ministry in the worldwide United Methodist Church? That is the question bishops pondered during their February meeting in Dallas this week as they received an updated report from the ...
LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. - Placing emphasis on the values of unity, space and contextuality - all for the sake of mission – the Council of Bishops (COB) is exploring sketches of three models as possible directions for a way forward for The United ...
View the statement from Council of Bishops president Bishop Bruce R. Ough at the United Methodist General Conference on May 18. The Commission on a Way Forward was proposed by the Council of Bishops and approved by the 2016 General Conference to...
The Episcopal-Methodist full-communion proposal outlines agreements on the understanding of each order of ministry. The ministries of lay people, deacons, Episcopal priests and United Methodist elders would all be seen as interchangeable yet governed...
The following lists contain the names of other Christian faith communions with which The United Methodist Church has formal, ecumenical relationships approved by the General Conference. It is appropriate for bishops and annual conferences to engage ...
Photo via Western Pennsylvania Conference, The United Methodist Church | Video by United Methodist Communications A pastor’s kid and former school psychologist, this United Methodist bishop encourages us to see beyond barriers and embrace ...
Video by United Methodist Communications Growing up in the Soviet Union, he was skeptical of the Christian faith. When friends invited him to church events, he found joy and purpose in Jesus. Meet Bishop Eduard Khegay. View on YouTube | iTunes ...
Bishop Rückert photo by Volker Kiemle, Communications, Germany United Methodist Church / Video by United Methodist Communications In this podcast episode, we meet the bishop of the Germany Central Conference. We learn that he once studied food ...
Video by United Methodist Communications | Photo of Bishop Jung by Photo by Jennifer Silver. Converting to Christianity at 16 began Bishop Hee-Soo Jung on a lifelong journey of building bridges between faith and culture, and among people of ...
Video by United Methodist Communications | Photo courtesy Council of Bishops In this conversation the president of the United Methodist Council of Bishops and resident bishop of Florida, shares about his early life of faith, his love of baseball, ...
Video by United Methodist Communications In this podcast episode, the bishop of the South Georgia Conference discusses his early life in church, the question that called him from science to ministry, and how he keeps his spirit in shape today. ...