Peninsula Delaware Annual Conference

Annual Conferences
Tim Tanton. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.

How one conference reflects hope for future

The Peninsula-Delaware Conference lived up to its theme of “like fire shut up in our bones” at its annual gathering, in the wake of a historic General Conference.
General Conference
Bishop LaTrelle Easterling gives the sermon during morning worship at the United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C. Easterling spoke to women who have suffered abuse: “You are strong. You are brave. And you are beloved of God.” Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Bishop preaches message to end violence against women

During morning worship at the United Methodist General Conference, Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling raised her voice to tell women who have suffered abuse: “You are strong. You are brave. And you are beloved of God.”
Annual Conferences
Clockwise from top left: Bishop Samuel J. Quire Jr., 2018 Liberia Annual Conference, photo by E Julu Swen; worship team at 2015 California-Nevada Annual Conference, photo by Koua Vang; chalices and bread at 2015 Dakotas Annual Conference, photo courtesy of the conference; Bishop Rosemarie Wenner, 2015 Germany South Annual Conference, photo by Klaus Ulrich Ruof; attendees of 2017 Kentucky Annual Conference, photo by Kathleen Barry.

Church future focus of annual conferences

Ministry with LGBTQ people could be the No. 1 topic at United Methodist annual conferences, judging from resolutions filed about this issue.
General Church
One of the key issues for United Methodists advocating for immigration reform is the reunification of families.

Church immigration network changing

In what promises to be a watershed year in immigration reform, the United Methodist immigrant justice network refocuses on a national scale.

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