Bishop, GCORR Laments Death of George Floyd

Bishop Bruce R. Ough, who leads the Minnesota and Dakotas conferences, lamented the death of George Floyd and called on United Methodists to address "this pervasive pandemic of racism." Floyd, a black man, died May 25 in the custody of Minneapolis police. Video showed an officer pinning him down while he struggled to breathe. Read his statement at https://www.minnesotaumc.org/newsdetail/bishops-statement-on-the-death-of-george-floyd-14009348. Erin Hawkins, the General Secretary of the General Commission On Religion and Race, has also issued a statement on the death that can be read at https://www.gcorr.org/moving-toward-the-pain/. Read the news story about the online prayer vigil for George Floyd on the Minnesota Conference website at https://www.minnesotaumc.org/newsdetail/online-prayer-vigil-offers-lament-call-to-action-after-death-of-george-floyd-14010229.