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November 4, 2022 After 19 rounds of votes, just before dinner, the Western Jurisdiction happily celebrated the election of its third new episcopal leader. While the focus of the day was the election, pieces of legislation were introduced, discussions over racism were held and the
November 4, 2022 The Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, senior pastor of Paradise Valley United Methodist Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona, was elected a bishop by The United Methodist Church’s Western Jurisdiction. Delegates elected Escobedo-Frank, the jurisdiction’s third Hispanic bishop, on Nov. 4 at the jurisdiction’s meeting at Christ United Methodist
November 4, 2022 The Rev. Cedrick D. Bridgeforth, director of innovation and communication in the California-Pacific Conference, has been elected a bishop by The United Methodist Church’s Western Jurisdiction. He becomes the first openly gay African-American man to be elected a bishop in The United Methodist Church.
November 4, 2022 The Rev. Carlo A. Rapanut, assistant to the bishop in the Greater Northwest Episcopal Area, has been elected a bishop by The United Methodist Church’s Western Jurisdiction. He is the first Filipino American bishop in The United Methodist Church, and the first
November 2, 2022 The Rev. David Wilson, assistant to the bishop of the Oklahoma and Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, has been elected as bishop in The United Methodist Church’s South Central Jurisdictional Conference, becoming the denomination’s first Native American bishop. Delegates elected Wilson, age 59, Nov.
October 26, 2022 Africa University has a major role to play in the development of the continent, said the keynote speaker at the United Methodist institution’s 30th anniversary celebrations. Michael Ugwueke, president and chief executive officer of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis, Tennessee, lauded the
The Western Jurisdiction is gathering this week to elect three new bishops in our jurisdiction. A live stream of the jurisdictional conference and an overview agenda can be found on the Western Jurisdiction’s website. View the Pre-Conference Packet here. #wjumc #wherelovelives #umcelections The five United Methodist
October 26, 2022 The United Methodist Church’s top court declined to rule on a judicial complaint against a bishop while the church judicial process is ongoing. Leaders in the Western Jurisdiction announced March 9 that they had placed California-Nevada Conference Bishop Minerva Carcaño on leave from
October 21, 2022 The Rev. Dr. Peter Mageto is the fifth vice chancellor of Africa University and will be installed as the first non-Zimbabwean to lead the pan-African United Methodist-related institution during the 30th anniversary celebrations at the university on Oct. 22. He said the role
With the upcoming election of the next class of Episcopal leaders during jurisdictional and central conferences, several bishops of The United Methodist Church offer their thoughts on the future of our church. They reflect on the gifts and graces needed for anyone who takes on
