degree in 1977. During his tenure on staff of the conference, he was instrumental in raising funds for building a Memorial Chapel in memory of Henry G. Appenzeller, the first Methodist missionary from America to Korea, at Aldersgate Center in Swartswood, New Jersey. He is the Resident Bishop of the Southern Congo Area, which includes Lukoshi, North-West Katanga, South Congo, South-West Katanga and Zambia conferences.
Conservative congregations also want to separate from the denomination because they agree with the ban on same-sex marriage She was also named one of the Faith Leaders to Watch in 2021 by the Center for American Progress.,Bishop Øystein Olsen is a Retired Bishop of The United Methodist Church, having served from 2001-2009.
After that, and during the churches' process of pacification of Angola, he was transferred in 1994 to work for the Angola Council of Christian Churches, as Director of the Department of Justice, Peace and Reconciliation. Eben and Greater Taremeredzwa Munesi were married on June 2, 1979. He also served as a member of the African Church Growth and Development Committee of the GBGM.
In addition to her episcopal assignment:
He enjoys spending time with family, woodworking, hiking, and taking long walks with their dog, Mudge.
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Bishop Solito K. Toquero is a Retired Bishop of The United Methodist Church, having served from 2001-2008.
This pastorate was followed by a seven-year term as District Superintendent of the Raritan District.
(RNS) No, an annual conference in the United States cant just up and leave the United Methodist Church.
Bishop Middleton was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Dorothy Mae Nelson and Jack Allen. After serving 8 years in the Dakotas Area, she was assigned to the Michigan Area in July 2012 until her retirement.
She is the author of Journey to Transformation, (Lenten Study), and Struggle to the Cross, (Lenten Study).
The debate around homosexuality is not something that most African and third-world countries are - really care about. She traveled to Russia twice with the Seattle-St. Petersburg Sister Churches Program.
Ordained Ministry
Prior to her election as bishop, she had served on the Michigan Area Committee on the Episcopacy.
Swanson serves as the president of the General Commission of United Methodist Men for 2017-2020. In 2008, he was assigned to the New York West Area (Western New York Conference and North Central Conference).
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In 2011 and 2012, he served as Dean of the Cabinet. Bishop Susan Hassinger is a retired Bishop of The United Methodist Church, having served from 1996-2004.
He was a member of the World Methodist Council Executive Committee, and the World Council of Churches Central Committee (its Executive Committee and Finance Committee). United Methodist Church
Bishop Ciriaco Quintanay Francisco was the resident bishop of the Manila Area, which includes Bulacan Philippines, Middle Philippines, Palawan Philippines, Pampango, Philippines, Philippines Cavite, Quezon City Philippines East, Rizal Philippines East, South Nueva Ecija Philippines, Southern Tagalog East, Southwest Philippines and West Middle Philippines conferences in the Philippine Central Conference of The United Methodist Church.
Northern Europe and Eurasia Central Conference, Northwest Texas-New Mexico Episcopal Area, Central and Southern Europe Central Conference, Central and Southern Europe Episcopal Area. United Methodist United MethodistDuring her ministry, Malone has taught courses as an adjunct professor at Aurora University and at Northern Baptist Seminary in Lombard, Illinois. She has also published articles, blogs, and book reviews, and has written chapters for several books.
Mike is on the faculty of NC State University, consults across the United States on education, and is an advocate for children. The North Georgia Annual Conference honored Bishop Lewis by electing her as the first African American female to lead the delegation to the 2012 General and Jurisdictional Conferences. He has received several honorary degrees, and alumni awards from Bethany College, Drew University and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.He served as Program Director for the Kansas West Conference from 1969-74, and as Senior Pastor at Woodlawn United Methodist Church, Derby, from 1974-84.
Lee Padgett, a retired deacon in the United Methodist Church. In 1996, she was assigned to the Albany Area, serving there until her retirement in 2006.,
Bishop Gary E. Mueller was elected to the episcopacy in 2012 by the South Central Jurisdiction. But when the General Conference was pushed back to 2024 by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Global Methodist Church pushed up its timeline. He served as Chairperson of the General Task Force on Concern for Workers (1996-2000), and President of the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns (2000- 2004). God is in control.
,Bishop Susan Morrison is a Retired Bishop of The United Methodist Church, having served from 1988-2006.
Bishop Wallace-Padgett is married to Rev.
We will continue to work at being an affirming and inclusive community for all, the church said in a statement. Feb 28, 2022 The United Methodist Judicial Council has released six decisions dealing with Paragraph 2553, a new church law that allows congregations to leave with property under limited conditions.
Allen Johnson. She will be serving as Resident Bishop of the Manila Episcopal Area which includes Philippines Annual Conference, Middle PAC, Southwest PAC, West Middle PAC, Palawan PAC, Bulacan PAC, Pampango PAC, Rizal PACE, Quezon City PACE, Southern Tagalog Provisional PACE, PAC Cavite and South Nueva Ecija PAC.
Bishop Lewis currently serves on the Board for the International Foundation for Ewha Womans University, Inc. Bishop Lewis served on and is a past member of the World Methodist Evangelism Committee (WME). He graduated from Emory and Henry College and Candler School of Theology, with additional study in the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
He was then assigned to several local churches in central and southern Luzon while finishing his degree from UTS. LGBTQ-Friendly Votes Signal Progressive Shift for Methodists - US Executive Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Richardson, Texas, 1982-1985
Jane was elected to the episcopacy by the Northeastern Jurisdiction and was assigned to the Harrisburg Area, where her emphasis was assisting churches in growth and in empowering clergy for effectiveness.
Mary Ann and C. P. were married on September 5, 1946, and are the parents of four children: Ann Wheeler, married to Jay Wheeler and residing in San Diego, California; Gregory, a pastor serving in the North Carolina Annual Conference; Patte Martin, married to Thomas N. Martin and living in St. Paul, Minnesota; and Jonathan, a pastor in the North Carolina Annual conference, married to Allana Harper and living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She also served as Youth Director for St. Luke's UMC, and Capitol Street UMC in Jackson, Mississippi, Elma UMC and Mason UMC in the PNW Conference, and Claremont UMC in Claremont, California.
He married Karen Goodman Mueller in 2016. He graduated from Yale Divinity School and was selected for the two-year Wheelock Residency at the Church of Christ at Dartmouth College where he practiced hospital, campus, and parish ministry. Because of the delay in the General Conference, there are some groups who just simply got impatient, tired of waiting on the church. Family
His doctoral project dealt with the local ministers' professional relationships to other helping professions. In 2019, she was elected a 2020 General Conference delegate.
The School Theology at Claremont provided his seminary education where he obtained a Doctor of Religion (Rel. Ten colleges and universities have given him honorary degrees.
of China and ministered to more than a thousand overseas Filipino workers for more than four years.
), and a graduate of United Theological Seminary (D.Min. An ordained minister in the Kansas West Conference of The United Methodist Church, Bruce graduated from Wichita East High School: from Friends University, Wichita; and cum laude, from Drew University School of Theology, Madison, New Jersey.
McAlilly has served in a wide variety of ministry settings in Georgia and Mississippi–a small membership church, a new congregation, a county seat church, a newly organized congregation, and a large membership congregation.
Bishop Brown is married to Minnie Jones Brown; their family includes Catina Marie Harvin, Warner III, and Calvin Brown.
Bishop Lawson Bryan is a retired Bishop in The United Methodist Church, serving from 2016-2021.
United Methodist At the age of 23 he felt called by God to the ordained ministry and set out to complete his education. Most recently, she taught a course on Prophetic Leadership Through Pastoral Engagement at Illif School of Theology.
Lunge is married to Julianne Dembo, and they have seven children.
,Bishop Ernest Lyght is a retired Bishop of The United Methodist Church, having served from 1996-2012.
Upon finishing his seminary degree, he returned to his native state of Arkansas to carry out his ministry. He was ordained elder by Bishop Paul Duffey, and held pastorates in the Kentucky Conference: the First United Methodist Church of Lexington, Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church, St. Luke United Methodist Church, Superintendent of the Lexington District. He served Central Methodist Church in Charlotte for a summer and then he was appointed to Thrift Methodist Church which he served for four years.
He is known for combining biblical scholarship, personal piety, preaching and teaching with social justice ministries and commitments.
Following a year as an Associate Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Plainview, Texas, Dan E. Solomon became the organizing Pastor of St. Stephen United Methodist Church, Amarillo, Texas.
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Ray and Martha have three children, Russell, Marcia and Sharon, a foster daughter, Pam, and six grandchildren.,Bishop Young Jin Cho is a retired Bishop of The United Methodist Church in which he served from 2012-2016.
Juan is vice–chair of the Clergy of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines.
He was ordained in the former Evangelical United Brethren tradition by Bishop George Epp in 1958.
He was elected as a delegate to General Conference in 2000, 2004, and 2008. He has served as deputy to the National Assembly of Angola, and served as pastor of Monte Sinai United Methodist Church in Luanda from 1999 until his election to the episcopacy. Gary Haller, senior pastor at First United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Michigan. Task Force on Lay Academy
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He was ordained elder of the UMC in 2004 by the Bishop Leo A. Soriano.
He is the recipient of the AFSC Courage of Conviction Award, the Rainbow Push Civil Rights/Peace Award, and the William Sloane Coffin Award for Justice and Peace. From 2012-2014, Bishop Wenner was the President of the Council of Bishops.
Bishop Carlo A. Rapanut was elected bishop in November 2022 by the Western Jurisdiction. Served on Committees in the United Methodist Church:
Unfortunately, what is transpiring is exactly what we have tried to avoid through the protocol, Boyette said. Bishop Dottie authored several books on the subject of church vitalization and transformation:
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His wife, Prema, is his partner in ministry and they are blessed with an adult daughter, Trina.
His episcopal responsibilities have included serving on the trustees of Hamline University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Mt. The child of Mary and Walter Miller, she grew up attending University UMC, under the leadership of Rev. Methodist This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin.
Nearly half of the UMC congregations in East Texas 294 churches voted to leave the denomination.
Worship, preaching, justice, mercy, and creating space for revolutionary change define Bishop Dottie’s work and passion. She serves on the Board of Directors for Global Ministries. served for ten years as bishop-in-residence at Duke Divinity School, retiring from that ministry April 1, 2006.
He chaired the National Plan for Hispanic Ministries National Committee (1992-2000).
from United Theological Seminary, he was ordained by Bishop J. Gordon Howard and appointed to First Church in Huntington, West Virginia.
They have three sons and seven grandchildren. degree in history from Morgan State University and the M.Div. ------------------------
He went to secondary school in Lubumbashi for six years. She was an elected PNW Conference delegate to General and Jurisdictional Conferences in 1980, 1984, 1988, and 1992.
He also serves as Jurisdictional Episcopal member of the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters. She is a graduate of Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, where she earned a Masters of Divinity, and The University of Texas at Austin, where she earned her undergraduate degree in Journalism.
He longs for a church where all people feel that they belong. She served a brief time as superintendent of the Southern District of the RGC and was instrumental in the 2015 unification of the two conferences, resulting in the new Rio Texas Conference. He is a member of the F. and A.M. Cabanatuan City Lodge No. Keith Boyette, who chairs the Transitional Leadership Council of the Global Methodist Church and will step into the role of its chief executive next month, told Religion News Service he was very disappointed by the Judicial Council decision. By Joe Henderson | FLUMC.
Bishop Beard has a wealth of experience in a variety of ministry settings across the United Methodist Church. He has served as a local church pastor, a District Superintendent, and as Senior Pastor of a large congregation.
Bishop Bridgeforth is married to Christopher Hucks-Ortiz. ------------------------Following a year of graduate study at Drew, Bill returned to the Southern Illinois Conference and was appointed to the Vienna Methodist Church. He married Judy Leonard in 1967. An author and lecturer, Solomon has been and continues to be active in civic and community work.
He was a delegate to the Seventh Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Canberra, Australia, 1991.
He was a delegate to three General Conferences (1992, 1996, and 2000), and four Jurisdictional Conferences (1988-2000).
In 1984 he was elected to the Episcopacy by The Western Jurisdiction meeting at Boise Idaho and assigned to the newly created Phoenix Episcopal Area and charged with the responsibility of organizing a new Annual Conference now known as the Desert Southwest Annual Conference, where he served for 12 years (1984-1996).
Earlier in his ministry, he served for 10 years as chaplain (with a rank of major) in the Philippines Armed Forces. He has been awarded honorary degrees by Davis and Elkins College, Centenary College (NJ), West Virginia Wesleyan College, Albright College, and Shenandoah University.
Bishop Hopkins was instrumental in the formation of Operation Classroom in Sierra Leone and Liberia. They have nine children: Fama, Muyala, Pende, Tawa, Walu, Shaumba, Utshudi, Omba and Shaku.
He was born in Jae Chun, Korea. -----------------------
Progressive congregations want to separate from the denomination they feel excludes LGBTQ individuals. Following seminary, he served the Perry Memorial UMC in Shady Spring, West Virginia, for six years. Bachelor of Science, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, cum laudeBesides his service in this very diverse Episcopal Area, Patrick Ph.
Bishop Rodel M. Acdal is an active bishop of The United Methodist Church, elected on November 25, 2022, during the Special Session of the Philippines Central Conference held at Wesleyan University-Philippines.
GURA: Just so that I'm clear, is the church's official stance on homosexuality today ambiguous or is it pretty clearly defined and you'd like to see it changed? They were married in 2014.
D. Max Whitfield was elected to the episcopacy by the South Central Jurisdiction to the Episcopacy in 2000, and was assigned to the Northwest Texas/New Mexico Area. With his fellow Bishops as his mentor and with God’s blessings and provisions, he believes that we can achieve greater heights in ministry and serve our God through the United Methodist Church.
She has served as a speaker for numerous schools, retreats, and conferences, and is a two-time delegate to General Conference. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Bishop Fairley has 30 days after the special session to make a ruling, which will then go to the denominations Judicial Council. A. degree from Millsaps College, then attended Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he earned an M. Div. He is president of the Board of the General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) of the UMC. It parallels this moment in the broader world, said the Rev.
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He is a sports enthusiast, loves camping, a hacker golfer, and plays a little guitar.
The Council of Bishops assigned him to serve on the National United Methodist Council on Korean-American Ministries and the Connectional Ministries Funding Patterns Task Force. Jack's civic involvement in South Carolina included membership on the Anderson County School Board, a position for which he was twice chosen in general elections.
On the national front, Benjamin Boni was appointed Member of the National Mediation Committee, Member of the Civil Society Organization on Peace, and Member of the Academy of Science, Arts and African Culture.
He received his A.B. She is a member of the Black Clergywomen and Black Methodist for Church Renewal (BMCR) of The United Methodist Church. We envision a new form of connectionalism, defined by shared ministry, equal accountability, and practical governance.". United Methodist On Christmas Eve 2014, through a district offering, the Kingsport District generously gave more $230,000 for the District Partnership with Giru, South Sudan. He has two adult children, son Joshua Fairley and daughter, Elizabeth Galbreath. He served for one quadrennium on the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry and has served various Boards and Agencies in the Annual Conference as well as serving as Trustee of several Colleges and Homes in the Western North Carolina Conference.
Min.). ), and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (D.Min.). She graduated from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and received a Doctor of Ministry degree from the School of Theology at Claremont.
North Texas Annual Conference Dean and Cynthia love good food. In 2009, Ann married Wayne Simpson.,
Bishop Dan E. Solomon is a Retired Bishop of The United Methodist Church, having served from 1988-2000.
Unda has been working to evangelize the indigenous people known as pygmies, as well as get them better access to education and health care.
Bishop Steiner Ball is the Resident Bishop of the West Virginia Episcopal Area.At least not yet.
They attended Gbarnga School of Theology in Liberia and Nhanala was ordained a deacon in 1989. Bishop White holds honorary doctoral degrees from Adrian College, Rust College, McKendree College, Illinois Wesleyan University, McMurry College and Evansville University. degree. The committees role includes recommending compensation and benefits, conferring on ministry effectiveness, health and well-being and annually evaluating the pastor. from the University of California at Los Angeles, an M.Div. The couple had two sons and a daughter.
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In 1956 he came to the US on a student visa sponsored by the Spanish American Institute, a Methodist institution located in Gardena California, and obtained an A.A. degree from Compton Junior College and a B.A, degree from California State University in Long Beach. They have one son, Christopher Hal. A religious liberty newsletter that is a must-read for people of faith. He received his Doctor of Ministry degree as a Beeson Pastor from Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky in 2002.
His blog, Mensajes de Esperanza has more than 150,000 followers throughout Latin America.
A strong proponent of education, Easterling received a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and a Law degree from Indiana University School of Law.
The Florida conference is holding a special session Saturday to vote on whether to allow 55 churches 20% of the weekly in-person worship attendance to In 2004 he was elected Co-Chair of the Endorsing Committee of The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the UMC. As an active United Methodist, Easterling sang in numerous choirs, served as a youth group leader and Sunday school teacher. She has challenged faith communities to look beyond themselves and to keep an eye focused on the edge where God is at work.
His call to ministry began to emerge a few years later, while he attended the University of Kansas.
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