The Contradiction at the Heart of The United Methodist Church
By Rev. Gil Caldwell
Less talking, more action: It’s time to BE the Church
By Rev. Liam Hooper
RUMTx Statement of Support for Bishop Karen Oliveto
Reconciling United Methodists of Texas Conference unreservedly supports Bishop Karen Oliveto of the Mountain Sky Area. We pray her episcopacy will be long and fruitful—resulting in many disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. We give thanks for...
Locking out the children of God
By Rev. Carol Hill
South Central Jurisdictional Update
We have wrapped up Annual Conference 2017 season and here are some recaps/reflections from what transpired as told by Regional Organizer, Laura Young, Deaconess: When people ask me why I do this work, a question I hear often, the short answer is very simple; the...
“Dear John Letter” – to Rev. John Wesley
By Anonymous
The Blinding Light of the Image of God
By Rev. Liam Hooper
Death by a Thousand Amendments
By Rev. David Krueger
Denmark appeals to Judicial Council on legality of incompatibility statement
(Article originally written and translated from Danish website located here. Some translation errors are likely present) The Methodist Church in Denmark adopted at its annual conference in May an inquiry to the Judicial Council where the conference asked for a...
Resolution to Oppose Human Trafficking and Help End Suicide and Homelessness Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth Submitted to the South Carolina Annual Conference 2017
By Reconciling Ministries Network
Reflection on the first gathering of the Commission on a Way Forward
By Matt Berryman, Executive Director
Judicial Council releases decisions on three items related to LGBTQ discrimination
Last week, three separate matters related to LGBTQ discrimination in The United Methodist Church were examined by the Judicial Council. Thanks to the ongoing witness and commitment to Biblical Obedience of a growing many, we know that regardless of any decisions...
On naming the Way Forward: A response to the membership of the Commission
by Matt Berryman
Tell us: What does a just resolution look like to you?
After 44 years of official policies and practices discriminating against LGBTQ persons and our allies, The United Methodist Church continues to do harm through the judicial process when complaints are filed against those who are deemed “self-avowed practicing...
Conversation Matters
By David Livingston
A Church, A Hope, A House Built on Rock
By Erica West
Rev. Dr. Karen Oliveto makes history as denomination’s first openly lesbian bishop
By Matt Berryman, Executive Director
California-Nevada Conference passes resolution for living into grace
California-Nevada Conference Resolution
Minnesota Annual Conference passes resolution in response to Pulse Nightclub shootings
Pacific Northwest Conference Resolution
Desert Southwest Annual Conference passes resolution for full inclusivity
Desert Southwest Conference Resolution
The Youth of Florida Annual Conference Speak
By Reconciling Ministries Network
New England Conference Board of Ordained Ministry committed to justice and fairness for all ordination candidates
We further stand with those in other annual conferences who have pledged themselves to evaluate, support, equip and deploy candidates for ministry based solely upon an understanding of their gifts for ministry and their readiness to serve Jesus Christ
Davis Covin speaks to Rio Texas Annual Conference on LGBTQ youth and suicide
Testimony from Davis Covin
I’m writing because I love you
Dear Siblings, I am writing you today as one of your own. I am a pastor who is doing my best to faithfully serve the church and this conference and to live out the calling that God has placed on my life. It is our church that raised me in the faith from my birth to my...
New York Annual Conference affirms out LGBTQI clergy
June 9, 2016 Hempstead, NY – In a historic move, a clergy session of an annual conference has approved for ordination and commissioning numerous out queer clergy despite a 44-year history of official anti-LGBTQI bias in The United Methodists Church. The vote late last...
South Carolina Annual Conference passes Transgender Non-discrimination Resolution
As annual conference season parallels pride month, I am deeply proud of the Reconciling leaders of the South Carolina Annual Conference who penned the resolution passed today denouncing discrimination against trans people in all its forms. Informed by their faith in...
Voices for inclusion in the North Texas Conference
Yesterday in the North Texas Annual Conference, a resolution was passed to affirm the process put forth by the Council of Bishops at General Conference, sending a clear message that the majority of United Methodists in their conference are ready for a change in...
#WeAreMore than the church sweeping us under the rug
By M Barclay
Statement from BWARM Following Baltimore-Washington Conference’s 2016 Clergy Executive Session
The Clergy Session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference of The UMC did not accept the recommendation of the BOOM to vote T.C. Morrow into provisional membership as a deacon.
Caring for those in grief after General Conference
By Rev. Dr Bonnie Beckonchrist