WJ Named Values (March 2019)
We believe in the Triune God: God as Creator, Jesus as Redeemer, and the Holy Spirit as SustainerWe believe that the Spirit of the living God is often encountered in the reading and study of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. We honor, and benefit greatly from,...
WJ continues being ‘A home for all’ following GC2019
In a manner emblematic of the Western Jurisdiction, the 2019 leadership team meeting March 14 was dedicated to conversation and dialog about General Conference. Members and guests listened and joined together in the conversation.
Those gathered shared hopes for building “new wineskins” that could support both existing commitments to global mission, strong ethnic ministries, and truly inclusive church.
Outpouring of Ecumenical Support in Sonoma
The hurt inflicted by General Conference 2019 was not lost on the larger faith community of Sonoma, California. On March 3, just days after the legislative body of The United Methodist Church voted to retain exclusionary language in the denomination’s Book of...
Local Church Talking Points
The General Conference Special Session was exceptionally painful. We mourn for our LGBTQIA siblings and their families and want them to know that this church is a home for ALL God’s Children.Regardless of the outcome, United Methodist Churches remain rich in...
A Great Thanksgiving During Times of Uncertainty
Beloved, though we may not feel it, the Lord be with you. And also with you. Beloved, though our hearts are heavy, lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. I want Jesus, to walk with me I want Jesus to walk with me All along my pilgrim journey Oh, I want...
Western Jurisdiction UMC Bishops video statement script
“God has so arranged the body, giving the greater honor to the inferior member, that there may be no dissension within the body, but the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all...
Video de los Obispos de la Jurisdicción Occidental adaptado para el español
“Así Dios ha dispuesto los miembros de nuestro cuerpo, dando mayor honra a los que menos tenían, a fin de que no haya división en el cuerpo, sino que sus miembros se preocupen por igual unos por otros.” - I Corintios 12:24b-26 NVI Al pueblo LGBTQIA les compartimos lo...
General Secretary responds to General Conference 2019 Commits General Board of Church and Society to work for LGBTQ civil and human rights
### ST. LOUIS, Mo. — General Secretary Susan Henry-Crowe of the General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church released the following statement after the close of the 2019 General Conference of The United Methodist Church: "The United Methodist...
Pacific Islander Youth in Post-GC2019
With so many voices weighing in on this contentious General Conference, I wanted to lift up the UMC Pacific Islander Community’s perspective and learn from how they are showing up to St. Louis and what GC19 means for their local context.
Alaska’s 29-Door Connection in Light of GC2019
Alaska’s delegation to General Conference 2019 issued a statement endorsing the One Church Plan but acknowledges that the Alaska United Methodist Conference is diverse in geography, populations, and theology.