Ruling Opens Door for Bishop Elections in 2022

The United Methodist Church's top court ruled that the Council of Bishops has the authority to call jurisdictional conferences this year to elect and assign new U.S. episcopal leaders but not to change the date when those new bishops take office. Read the United Methodist News Service story at https://www.umnews.org/en/news/ruling-opens-door-for-bishop-elections-in-2022. Read the reaction from the Council of Bishops at https://www.unitedmethodistbishops.org/newsdetail/bishops-have-authority-to-call-jurisdictional-conferences-in-2022-16503765.

June Issue of The Missouri Methodists

In this month’s issue of The Missouri Methodists you’ll read about moving pastors starting off right; a couple who brings special visitors with them to worship and community visits; recipients of the Denman, Unity, Marble Mission and One Matters awards; Bishop Farr discussing the Continuing UMC and much more. Read it now online at www.moumethodist.org/magazine.

Asking the Hard Questions About Race

The Rev. Giovanni Arroyo, General Secretary of the Commission on Religion and Race, poses a difficult question to white United Methodists who say they want an end to racism. "Do you want racial justice enough to voluntarily relinquish some of your power?" A native of Puerto Rico, he knows firsthand what it’s like to be a minority in America, and that experience informs the way he pursues his mission as The United Methodist Church’s point person on inclusion. Read the United Methodist News Service story at https://www.umnews.org/en/news/asking-the-hard-questions-about-race. Listen to the podcast at  https://www.resourceumc.org/en/content/our-conexion-episode-1.