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A UMNS Report By Emily Snell* The North Indiana Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church meets in this 2007 file photo. A UMNS photo courtesy of Indiana Area Communications. Now that the 2012 General Conference has ended, United Methodist leaders across the nation turn to jurisdictional and annual conferences coming up this summer. The first U.S. annual (regional) conference sessions begin May 17 in the Detroit and Eastern Pennsylvania annual conferences. The annual conference meeti

A UMNS Feature By Linda Bloom* Bishop Rosemarie Wenner of the Germany Area accepts the gavel from Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster in a ldquo;passing of the gavelrdquo; ceremony and celebration on April 26 at the Embassy Suites in Tampa, Fla. UMNS photos by Kathleen Barry. Bishop Rosemarie Wenner grew up in a United Methodist congregation so small that she was the only member of her confirmation class. But the 50 or so members of that church in Eppingen, a village in southwestern Germany near

By Carrie Madren From The Interpreter Online Corlis Moniz, Clothes to Go director, take a break from sorting coats at Faith Fellowship United Methodist Church. The ministry was key to moving the nearly-closed church to a vibrant congregation. DAVID ARRUDA Four years ago, two women at Faith Fellowship United Methodist Church in Mansfield, Mass., decided to create a free womens

Download: QuickTime (MP4) | Windows Media (WMV) INTRO: A former stand-up comedian and bartender offers an unusual alternative to traditional church. United Methodist pastor Jerry Herships After Hours Denver holds worship services in bars. Herships believes that in todays world you have to reach people where they are. quot;Jesus never said, If you need me, Ill be in the temple. Jesus was always out in the world.quot; The congregation makes a commitment to community service their main focu

After several years of conversations, members of the United Methodist Church (New York Annual Conference), the Episcopal Church, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will gather to celebrate the Ecumenical Service of Holy Communion on Saturday, May 12th at 4:00 PM at St. Paulrsquo;s Chapel on Fulton and Wall Street in lower Manhattan. The bishops from all three denominations, including Bishop Jeremiah Park, will conduct the worship service. Bishop Park would sincerely appreciate a go

By Rich Peck* Delegates and visitors fill the plenary hall during the May 1 afternoon celebration of Pan-Methodist Full Communion. A UMNS photo by Kathleen Barry United Methodists from five continents addressed a wide range of challenging issues, including church structure and human sexuality, and engaged in an Act of Repentance toward indigenous people during their 10-day legislative gathering. Meeting in the Tampa Convention Center, steps away from the waters of Tampa Bay, the 988 d

The Judicial Council from 2008-12 poses for a group photo during the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. Seated, from left: Belton Joyner, Jon R. Gray, Susan Henry-Crowe, and Kathi Austin Mahle. Standing from left: Ruben T. Reyes, Dennis Blackwell, Beth Capen, William B. Lawrence and Angela Brown. A UMNS photo by Kathleen Barry May 4, 2012 By Linda Bloom* TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) mdash; A compromise restructure plan for The United Methodist Church, adopted earlier this week

By the Rev. Maidstone Mulenga* Bishops Deborah Lieder Kiesey (left) and Marcus Matthews give the benediction during evening worship at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose. Click on image to enlarge. View more photos. Hours after delegates at the 2012 General Conference voted to keep the denominationrsquo;s stance on homosexuality, two bishops challenged United Methodists to love those who may be outside their boat. Leading the evenin

by Art_McClanahan May 4, 2012 UMNS reporter Kathy Gilbert talks about General Conference support of the DREAM Act. Dream_Act Listen to our latest story

By the Rev. Jay Voorhees and the Rev. Kathy Noble May 3, 2012 Bishops Judith Craig {left}, and Rosemarie Wenner (center) negotiate with the Rev. Amy DeLong, after dozens of demonstrators demanding a more inclusive church took over the floor of a May 3 session of the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. The three bishops talked with DeLong in an attempt to resolve the situation without resorting to arrests. A UMNS photo by John Goodwin. TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) mdash; In a surpr