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November 10, 2022 For Bishop Carlo A. Rapanut, November 4 is spiritually significant for several reasons. On Nov. 4, 1978, he was traveling by bus to Baguio City in the northern Philippines with his mom and little brother when a truck carrying huge bamboo poles
November 7, 2022 After electing three new bishops on Friday, delegates to the Western Jurisdictional Conference learned on Saturday (Nov. 5) bishops new and recently elected were assigned to episcopal areas for the remainder of the 2020-2024 quadrennium. In addition to that, significant pieces of
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
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
August 31, 2022 As part of its commitment to engage in a more transparent dialogue leading up to the Western Jurisdictional Conference in November and the selection of new bishops, the WJ Committee on the Episcopacy has launched a public site to view profiles on
September 1, 2022 Former GBCS intern delivers opening prayer at World Council of Churches 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany Opening Prayer – Youth Testimony In my present context, I serve a United Methodist Church in Edmonds, Washington on the west coast of the United States.
Your California-Pacific Conference General and Jurisdictional delegation invites you to help us identify the qualities our bishops need for transformation of the Jurisdiction and Annual Conferences. We along with the chair of the Committee on the Episcopacy also invite you to help us identify what qualities
Your General Conference and Jurisdictional delegates want to be as transparent as possible to the annual conference concerning actions that we are taking as your elected representatives. We have heard and value the Annual Conference’s clear endorsement of 3 nominees from California-Pacific Conference to be
June 1, 2022 The United Methodist Church’s top court has set Jan. 1, 2023, as the date when U.S. bishops facing mandatory retirement must step down and their newly elected successors take office. That means new bishops will be able to begin their assignments in
May 20, 2022 The United Methodist Council of Bishops has the authority to call jurisdictional conferences this year to elect and assign new episcopal leaders in the U.S. However, that authority does not extend to changing the Sept. 1 date when church law says newly
