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View2022 Press Releases
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UMC Bishops agree to call regular sessions of jurisdictional conferences in 2022
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UMC bishops call for action to stop mass shootings
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Bishops have authority to call jurisdictional conferences
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Bishops seek ruling on application and meaning on Paragraph 2548.2
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COB welcomes decision that annual conferences may not vote to leave UMC
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Bickerton becomes president of Council of Bishops, calls for unity
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UMC bishops offer overwhelming support to Bishop Patrick Streiff
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United Methodists called to act as the body of Christ
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Bishops gather to chart future and welcome new leaders
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Interagency Net-Zero Coalition Issues Progress Report
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Commission continues planning for postponed 2020 General Conference
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United Methodist spring advertising campaign encourages togetherness
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Willingness to visit a UMC grows amidst continued awareness efforts
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Bishops discern ways for churches choosing to separate and seek court's guidance
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Bishops seek ruling on whether an annual conference can leave UMC
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UMC Bishops to explore various pathways as General Conference is postponed until 2024
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General Conference further postponed to 2024
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United Methodists extend BSA charters through June 2022
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2021 Press Releases
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United Methodist bishops pay homage to Archbishop Tutu
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United Methodists reach settlement in Boy Scouts' Bankruptcy Case
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COB Christmas Letter: Be more loving like Christ
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Congregations Encouraged to Vote No on BSA Bankruptcy Plan
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Neighborly Community Celebrated in National Advent Advertising Campaign
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Commission considers status of postponed General Conference
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Bishops agree on narrative for the continuing UMC
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Bishop Bickerton elected as next president of the COB
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United Methodist Bishops meet to discuss church future, elect new officers
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UMC leaders share important information for churches sponsoring Scout troops
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United Methodist Bishops remember victims of 9/11
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WMC Names Bishop Yambasu as Recipient of 2020 World Methodist Peace Award
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Discussion series explores what it means to be United Methodist
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BSA Bankruptcy Affects United Methodist Congregations
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Impact of COVID-19 study findings equip UMC churches
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Bishop Shamana dies at age 81
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COB hires new Ecumenical Staff Officer
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Former COB President Bishop Yeakel dies
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2020 Press Releases
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Commission on the General Conference establishes timeline for next steps
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UMC Bishops call for optimism and hope in 2021
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United Methodist Global AIDS Committee Plans World AIDS Day Service
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UMC Bishops propose innovative ideas in face of anxieties and pandemic
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Connectional Table Emerging Project launches video segments
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Connectional Table Affirms the Christmas Covenant Legislation
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General Conference Commission Names Study Team
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United Methodist News: Water is Life
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U.S. Bishops call for full participation in November elections
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End of year Give Love initiative begins November 1
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Bishop Warner Brown assigned as interim bishop of Sierra Leone
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United Methodist Communications Celebrates 80th Birthday
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Inaugural United Methodist Global AIDS Committee Webinar Panelists Announced
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Bishops offer grants for local ecumenical initiatives
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United Methodist Church and Episcopal Church put full communion plans on hold
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Livestream for Bishop Yambasu's funeral
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United Methodist Global AIDS Committee Set to Host Free Webinar Series
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New United Methodist advertising campaign encourages hope
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2019 Press Releases
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Four in Ten Seekers Would Visit a UMC
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Denominational website will provide better user experience
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Central Conference Bishops Back U.S. Regional Conference Proposal
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Council of Bishops Announces New Chair of Connectional Table
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COB announces assignments to UMC agencies and boards
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Committee planning Pre-GC 2020 Orientation for CC Delegates
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Bishop Cynthia Harvey elected Council of Bishops president
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Bishops meet to discuss General Conference and elect new officers
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New United Methodist Ad Campaign Addresses Loneliness
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Global Ministries end of year campaign highlights giving love
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Volunteers needed for General Conference
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2020 General Conference Logo Unveiled
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Videos offer insight into Full Communion Dialogue
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Council of Bishops announces winners of Local Initiatives Grants
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UMC Committee on Faith and Order releases 'Sent in Love'
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United Methodist churches invited to Unwrap Christmas in communities around the globe
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General Conference Commission Task Force Report Available
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UMC Bishops agree to ask Judicial Council to review Special Session votes
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2018 Press Releases
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Council of Bishops' letter to the global LGBTQ community
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United Methodist Bishops call for prayers for peaceful elections in Congo
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Committee on Reference to meet in January
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United Methodists Release State of the Church Report 2018
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UMC Bishops mourn former President George H.W. Bush
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Christmas greetings from Bishop Carter and the Council of Bishops
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Choirs and worship ensemble groups needed for 2020 General Conference
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Delivering Christmas invitations and cheer by the truckload
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Philippines bishops call for unity in The United Methodist Church
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Bishops prepare for 2019 GC; issue statements on immigration, racism
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Bishop Carter calls on fellow bishops to trust in God to lead UMC
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Advance Daily Christian Advocate out by November 26; electronic version now available
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