Council of Bishops News and Media Sightings Archives 2007

Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer, who has led the United Methodist Church's Iowa Conference since 2000, was chosen as president of the worldwide Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church this week.

Bishops of The United Methodist Church today called for the United States and its coalition partners to begin an immediate withdrawal of all troops from Iraq.

Iowa Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer was elected today to lead the worldwide Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church. He will begin his two-year term as the Council’s president in May 2008.

Southern California United Methodists will air television commercials sharing messages of hope with millions of their neighbors affected by the wildfires that have destroyed nearly 2,000 homes and scarred more than 600,000 acres.

United Methodist bishops from around the world will meet Nov. 4-9 at the Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center in North Carolina’s Smoky Mountains.

Family, friends and those inspired by the life of Bishop Ben Oliphint celebrated the humanity and humor that were hallmarks of his ministry on Wednesday, July 11.

United Methodists in Germany elected a new bishop—the denomination’s first woman named to that office in Europe—on Feb. 16.

MUTARE, Zimbabwe (UMNS) — The Rev. David Kekumba Yemba, professor and founding dean of the faculty of theology at Africa University, has been elected bishop of the Central Congo Area.

The Rev. Hans Vaxby of Helsinki, Finland, was elected Feb. 11 as the new bishop of the Eurasia Area of the United Methodist Church.

United Methodist Bishop Jeremiah Park supports a stay of execution in the case of a convicted serial killer in Connecticut.

SAN DIEGO (UMNS) — Electing bishops on a national instead of regional basis could be good for the United Methodist Church, a seminary dean told denominational leaders.