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November 14, 2023 The United Methodist Council of Bishops has elected East Ohio Conference Bishop Tracy S. Malone as its next president. Malone, who will take the president’s gavel next spring, will be the first Black woman to lead the more than 110 active and
November 2, 2023 Reversing part of an earlier decision, The United Methodist Church’s highest court revoked its call for an additional regular session of General Conference between 2025 and 2027. However, the Judicial Council maintained its earlier ruling that no new delegates be elected to
All submitted legislation and other practical information for attendees are now available on the Cal-Pac 2023 Annual Conference resource page at calpacumc.org/ac2023. This year’s Annual Conference Session will include elections for Reserve Jurisdictional Delegates to fill positions that have been vacated since their original election.
May 1, 2023 Even as they grieve this season of disaffiliations, the Council of Bishops president urged his fellow bishops to work to reclaim, revive and renew The United Methodist Church. “The future of The United Methodist Church hinges on our ability to deeply pray
April 17, 2023 Is Bishop David Wilson the first Native American bishop of The United Methodist Church? Or would it be better to say he’s a new bishop in the church’s South Central Jurisdiction, who happens to be Native American? In a word: Yes. Wilson, a member
January 10, 2023 Rep. Delia Ramírez Hernández (D-Ill.) was sworn into the 118th U.S. Congress on Jan. 7, becoming its first United Methodist Latino woman. She was elected Nov. 8, 2022, to Illinois’ 3rd District with more than 67% of the vote. She is also the first
December 13, 2022 The United Methodist Church’s highest court ruled that new delegate elections “are not required” for the long-delayed and potentially pivotal General Conference, now set for 2024. “The delegates duly elected to the 2020 General Conference for the 2020-2024 Quadrennium stand as submitted
November 28, 2022 The Rev. Ruby-Nell M. Estrella, treasurer of the Philippines Central Conference, has been elected the first female bishop in The United Methodist Church’s Philippines Central Conference. Delegates elected Estrella, 57, on the 20th ballot on Nov. 26 at the central conference’s meeting
November 18, 2022 The Rev. Stefan Zürcher of Switzerland has been elected as a United Methodist bishop by delegates at the Central and Southern Europe Central Conference. Zürcher, 55, was elected Nov. 18, at a special called central conference gathering in Basel. On the fourth ballot, he received
November 7, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops (COB) of The United Methodist Church is welcoming thirteen (13) bishops who were elected during last week’s jurisdictional conferences in the United States. “It is a joy to welcome this new class of leaders to the
