April 24, 2008 NOTE: Photographs are available with this report at http://www.gc2008.umc.org/. By J. Richard Peck* FORT WORTH, Texas (UMNS)--Delegates to the United Methodist General Conference began to sink their teeth into some 1,500 petitions during the evening of April 24. The 992...
Teaser:General Conference sets a course for the future with unique focus By Linda Bloom Do United Methodists really want to welcome the poor and downtrodden into their midst? Or do they prefer those sitting in the pews to “look just like us?” That question was posed by Bishop...
Teaser:As nearly 300 people sat inside Unity United Methodist Church on Monday to mourn the death of Anthony Lamont Izzard, Sr. By Shaun Lane As nearly 300 people sat inside Unity UMC on Monday to mourn the death of Anthony Lamont Izzard, Sr. – killed April 11 – they listened to a...
Teaser:992 delegates from United Methodist churches across the globe open conference with traditional hymn "And Are We Yet Alive." April 23, 2008 NOTE: Photographs and video are available with this report at http://www.gc2008.org/. By J. Richard Peck* Meeting once every four years, 992...
Teaser:On the 40th anniversary of The United Methodist Church the denomination gathered in Fort Worth for its quadrennial General Conference. April 23, 2008 NOTE: Photographs are available at http://umns.umc.org/. By Erik Alsgaard* On the 40th anniversary to the day of the...
FORT WORTH: More than 3,000 United Methodists from around the globe are expected to converge on Fort Worth, Texas this week for General Conference 2008. The General Conference is the top legislative body of The United Methodist Church. The General Conference meets every four years to determine...
Teaser:After spending 8 days in Korea hosted by our sister conference, the South Conference of the Korea Methodist Church, my most lasting impression is of prayer.BY ROD MILLER After spending 8 days in Korea hosted by our sister conference, the South Conference of the Korea Methodist Church, my...
Teaser:The Rev. Alicia J. Blake, 50, a former pastor in the Baltimore-Washington Conference, died March 14, in Buffalo, N.Y. A funeral service was held March 20 at Greater Campher Temple, King's Apostle Holy Church in Hagerstown. The Rev. Alicia J. Blake, 50, a former pastor in the...
Teaser:Mary Hancock Reynolds, 93, the surviving spouse of the late Rev. Forrest Reynolds, died March 7, after a short hospital stay in Rocky Mount, Va. A funeral service was held March 11 Mary Hancock Reynolds, 93, the surviving spouse of the late Rev. Forrest Reynolds, died March 7, after a...
Teaser:Sally Ann Pyles Grant, 68, the wife of the Rev. Paul Grant, died Feb. 13, at Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia. The Rev. Bob Clipp officiated at a memorial service Feb. 18 at Grace UMC in Aberdeen. Sally Ann Pyles Grant, 68, the wife of the Rev. Paul Grant, died Feb. 13, at...
