UMC Response to Paris Attacks

Press-release – English A word to our United Methodist Churches: During a meeting on partnerships between United Methodist local churches in the United States and Central and Southern Europe, I heard the news of the terrorist attacks in Paris. We interrupted our meeting and prayed for the families of the victims, the wounded and the [...]

North Central Jurisdiction will retain nine Episcopal Areas in the next quadrennium.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: We are pleased to announce that the General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) will issue a release today explaining that the North Central Jurisdiction (NCJ) will retain nine Episcopal Areas in the next quadrennium. Following the September 23 GCFA release that reported NCJ membership at 1,210,538, conference statisticians discovered that new [...]

North Central Jurisdiction Bishop Count Could be Reduced

For Immediate Release – September 23, 2015: In a release issued today, the General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) announced that it has notified North Central Jurisdiction (NCJ) leadership and Northeastern Jurisdiction (NEJ) leadership that the number of bishops representing the areas could be reduced based on reported membership numbers. NCJ leadership were e-mailed [...]