by Western Jurisdiction UMC | Jun 14, 2017 | Uncategorized |
The Rev. Sami Pack-Toner (center in black robe) receives congratulations from participants in her ordination on Friday June 9. Bishop Karen Oliveto, The United Methodist Church’s first openly gay bishop, immediately behind Rev. Pack-Toner conducted the ordination...
by Western Jurisdiction UMC | May 4, 2017 | News |
DALLAS, MAY 4 – The members of the Western Jurisdiction College of Bishops of The United Methodist Church today presented a pastoral message to the church during the meeting of the denomination’s Council of Bishops in Dallas, Texas. The message is the bishops’...
by Western Jurisdiction UMC | Apr 28, 2017 | Announcements, News |
Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky, spokesperson for the Western Jurisdiction College of Bishops April 28, 2017 The Judicial Council ruled today on challenges to the election of an out gay bishop in The United Methodist Church. The ruling is long and complicated, reinforcing...
by Western Jurisdiction UMC | Apr 25, 2017 | News |
Bishops Karen Oliveto and Elaine Stanovsky speaking at a news conference responding to oral hearings of The United Methodist Church’s Judicial Council in Newark, NJ on April 25, 2017. NEWARK, N.J. – April 25, 2017 In a much-awaited moment, the Western...
by Western Jurisdiction UMC | Apr 15, 2017 | Lenten Letters 2017 |
To the People of the Western Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church, and to the ends of the earth, Fulfilling our charge to “To guard, transmit, teach, and proclaim … the apostolic faith as it is expressed in Scripture and tradition, and … to interpret that faith...
