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A Dakotas Conference online Q&A about General Conference matters had answers maliciously changed, the conference reports. Bishop Lanette Plambeck said “the unauthorized edits do not reflect the responses or position of the Dakotas Conference or The United Methodist Church or our delegation (to General Conference).” Logo courtesy of the Dakotas Conference.

Conference online document altered

A Dakotas Conference’s online Q&A about General Conference had answers maliciously changed, Bishop Lanette Plambeck says.
Central Conferences
Christine Schneider. Photo courtesy of the author.

Central conferences already have exit paths

A European United Methodist responds to a recent commentary by the Rev. Rob Renfroe, president of the traditionalist caucus Good News.
Mission and Ministry
Antonio Francisco fills a bag with dried corn at the farm at the United Methodist Quéssua Mission near Malanje, Angola. A covenant relationship begun by now retired Bishop Warner H. Brown along with Bishops Jose Quipungo and Gaspar João Domingos has provided pastoral support to United Methodist pastors in Angola for 20 years. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Conference partnership with East Angola celebrates 20 years

Today, the Mountain Sky Conference provides $50 a month to over 100 clergy and supports an agricultural program overseen by a missionary.
Annual Conferences
Members of the Alabama-West Florida Conference join in Holy Communion together on June 14 during their annual conference session in Mobile, Ala. Alabama-West Florida was among the denominational regional bodies meeting earlier this year that passed a resolution reaffirming The United Methodist Church’s commitment to core Christian doctrines. Photo by Luke Lucas, Alabama-West Florida Conference.

Church in U.S. sees shift toward LGBTQ inclusion

U.S. United Methodist annual conferences passed resolutions supporting the removal of church bans related to homosexuality as well as resolutions that reaffirm the denomination’s fidelity to core Christian doctrines.

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