Council of Bishops News and Statements

Bishop Thomas Bickerton passes a basketball to Bishop Bruce Ough.
Bishop Thomas Bickerton (left) passes a basketball signed by United
Methodist bishops, to Bishop Bruce Ough at the 2008 United
Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth,Texas.

Council of Bishops News and Media Sightings

The United Methodist News Service and the secular media report on the activities of the Bishops.

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 Council of Bishops' Statements, Letters and Resolutions

According to the Book of Discipline, "The [United Methodist] Church expects the Council of Bishops to speak to the Church and from the Church to the world."[¶427.2]

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