Thank you to those who were able to attend the February 13 presentation by the GFCA on the election of Bishops. You may find linked here important documents from the gathering

American exceptionalism plays a crucial role for United Methodist traditionalists in defining their worldview and reaction to situations in the global church. They have difficulty admitting failure with humility; instead, they have a tendency to blame and break the institution, burn the house and point to everyone else but themselves as the problem. Sadly, this evil persists today in our denomination.

As United Methodist followers of Jesus Christ, we condemn the Trump administration’s decision to send federal agents to Portland on the pretense of enforcing “law and order” against “anarchists and agitators.”

Join Western Methodist Justice Movement in welcoming Rev. Dr. Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan, Bishop Warner Brown, and Rev. Dr. Dottie Escobedo-Frank who will lead us in considering how we respond spiritually to all that is happening in our world right now.

This letter is late!

We should have written it ages ago! More to the point, we should always have been actively involved in the work of creating a different kind of nation…

While most people in the United States have been focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision to revoke the reservation status of a Native American tribe’s more than 300 acres in Massachusetts has gone relatively unnoticed, according to the Native American International Caucus of The United Methodist Church.

In an open letter to The United Methodist Church the members of the Love Your Neighbor Coalition call for people of faith to "pick up the mantle of justice and speak out against oppression in all forms but especially the oppression of the most marginalized and at-risk in our world."

On November 9 United Methodists from most of the Western Jurisdiction annual conferences as well as a participant from a Central Conference gathered to share some of their hopes and dreams for The United Methodist Church, especially the Western Jurisdiction. The group intended for its work to be shared at the Fresh United Methodism Summit.

Western Jurisdiction United Methodist bishops intend to set aside complaints against clergy accused of being gay or performing LGBTQ+ weddings; urge others to join them.

The Connectional Table is publishing in English its legislative petition to create a U.S. Regional Conference, as well as a one-page frequently asked questions sheet and a narrative booklet. The materials will soon be available in other languages.

Fast as wind goes the speed of developments in The United Methodist Church, exploring the future of our beloved denomination. The Special Session of General Conference in February 2019 has revealed lots of things about who we are (see "Harvest of Thorns"). In August, African delegates and other individuals met at the Desmond Tutu Center in Nairobi, Kenya, in preparation for 2020 General Conference. This gathering revealed a few things that I hope can help us explore what it means to be a global denomination.

The Judicial Council of The United Methodist Church has released its highly anticipated ruling on the constitutionality of the so-called Traditionalist Plan passed by the 2019 Special General Conference. While many of us had hoped that the entire plan would be ruled unconstitutional, the Judicial Council took the middle road of determining that some parts of the plan conformed with our denominational constitution while other parts did not.

Love Your Neighbor Coalition Statement to the Commission on a Way Forward, Council of Bishops, 2019 General Conference, and all United Methodists

Thirty-seven representatives from the Central Conferences and United States of America met August 24-29 in Portland, Oregon to spend time listening to each other and reflecting on issues of justice affecting their contexts.

The absence of peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to be a major concern for United Methodists in and outside the country.