United Methodists in the Northern Illinois Conference are celebrating a settlement reached between the conference and a breakaway faction of the former Naperville Korean United Methodist Church.
The United Methodist center’s opening described as “a call to us today and in the future to build a church where all people are seen, heard and valued.”
Participating in her fifth General Conference as a delegate or first reserve, California clergywoman expresses optimism in removal of harmful language from the Book of Discipline.
Bishop Samuel J. Quire of Liberia responded to protests following General Conference’s removal of bans on same-sex weddings and gay ordination. He is dealing with calls for the conference to hold a special session to vote on leaving, but such a meeting is not currently scheduled.
