Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference
A symbolic cleansing of the space of the spirit of violence and worship took place on June 15, prior to the opening of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.
Mississippi Annual Conference
“Shining Light, Open Doors” was the theme of the 21st session of the Mississippi Annual Conference that met at the Jackson Convention Complex. Bishop Hope Morgan Ward presided over the session.
United Methodist death rates higher than U.S. average
Reaching young people essential, study indicates.
Albania Annual Conference
The mission work of The United Methodist Church in Albania is challenged by difficult economic and social circumstances, but there are also positive developments.
California-Pacific Annual Conference
More than 1,700 laity and clergy from across Southern California, Hawaii, Guam, and Saipan gathered at the University of Redlands in Redlands, Calif., for the 2009 California-Pacific Annual Conference.
Church camp offers comfort to wounded veterans
Finding peace along a Georgia lake.
Commentary: Remember blessings on Fourth of July
Giving thanks as America turns 233.
Northwest Texas Annual Conference
Members attending the Northwest Texas Annual Conference were encouraged to Rethink Church and the conference session included leadership training and worship in addition to business sessions and voting on the 32 proposed constitutional amendments of the General Church.
Desert Southwest Annual Conference
The Desert Southwest Annual Conference convened at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa under the leadership of Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño.
Economy forces cutbacks in missionary pensions
Retirees feel ‘a bit less cared for.’
Health costs to rise for retired missionaries
Missionary group requested delay.
Indiana Annual Conference
More than 2,000 United Methodist conference members from across Indiana representing 1,200 congregations descended upon the Ball State University campus for the first Indiana Annual Conference session under the theme of “RETHINK CHURCH.”
New York West Annual Conference
Bishop Marcus Matthews, resident bishop of the New York West Area, urged the church to be open to God’s mission of love during opening worship of the 200th session of the Western New York Annual Conference.
Mainline clergy divided on gay, lesbian issues
United Methodists support church teaching
California-Nevada Annual Conference
Even before Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr. walked through an eight-foot tall red door on a stage at the Sacramento Convention Center, the spotlight of the 161st session of the California-Nevada Annual Conference was on Creating Places for New People through "10,000 doors" – and the other Areas of Focus of The United Methodist Church.
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