Faith Communities Stand in Solidarity against Hate

On Saturday, October 27 a gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania, where he shot and killed 11 worshippers.  The shooting occurred only a few days after a white man murdered a black man and woman at a Kroger store in Jeffersontown, Kentucky. A week after the fatal synagogue shooting, members [...]

Ebony Bishops’ Statement on Racism

Ebony Bishops’ Statement to the Council of Bishops and the People Called United Methodists on the Resurgence of Racism in the United States Adopted by Council of Bishops on November 6, 2018 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,       because he has anointed me      to bring good news to the [...]

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Special Session of General Conference 2019 Online Pre-registration Guests and observers wishing to attend the Special Session of the General Conference, to be held February 23-26, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri, may now pre-register online.  The Special Session has been called to receive and act upon a report from the Commission on a Way Forward [...]