Dear Beloved Members of The United Methodist Church in the West, Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ. Today, a jurisdictional trial concluded that involved our colleague, Bishop Minerva Carcaño, as respondent. Under the oversight of presiding officer...
United Methodist Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño stands as the presiding bishop reads the jury verdict on Sept. 22, the fourth day of her church trial in Glenview, Ill. Carcaño was found not guilty on all four charges against her. At right is the Rev. Scott Campbell, who...
For Immediate Release September 22, 2023 GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS – After three days of testimony and an evening spent in prayerful deliberation, a jury of Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño’s clergy peers found her not guilty of violating The United Methodist Book of...
The church trial of United Methodist Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño continued with witnesses testifying on how they think she violated church law. In their testimony on the afternoon of Sept. 19 and into Sept. 20, the witnesses — who had all served in the California-Nevada Conference — accused Carcaño of repeatedly overstepping a bishop’s authority and then taking retaliatory measures against her critics.
The church trial of United Methodist Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño continued with witnesses testifying on how they think she violated church law. In their testimony on the afternoon of Sept. 19 and into Sept. 20, the witnesses — who had all served in the California-Nevada Conference — accused Carcaño of repeatedly overstepping a bishop’s authority and then taking retaliatory measures against her critics.
UM News Service’s Heather Hahn reports on details of the first day of the trial of Bishop Minvera Carcaño underway in Glenview, Illinois. A jury was selected, opening arguments were made, and several witnesses were called by the Church to testify.
The Jurisdictional Trial in which Bishop Minerva Carcaño is Respondent For Immediate Release September 13, 2023 Glenview, Illinois — Officials of the Jurisdictional Trial in which Bishop Minerva Carcaño is Respondent have released final information regarding the...
The Jurisdictional Trial in which Bishop Minerva Carcaño is Respondent For Immediate Release - originally published on umc.org August 29, 2023 Jury selection and attendee registration update available for upcoming trial Glenview, Illinois — Plans for the...
Dear Siblings in Christ, Yesterday the wind was high as I took off from Honolulu to West Coast. We were aware of the presence of Hurricane Dora, as the wind had been high for the last part of our trip. This morning I woke up to hear about the fires on Maui and Hawaiʻi...
With a prophetic voice and heart for social justice, bishops from the Western Jurisdiction are mourning the death last week of their colleague, mentor, and friend: Bishop Melvin G. Talbert. "Mel was an amazingly gracious, approachable, powerful church leader and...