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Bishops
Bishop Tracy S. Malone, president of the United Methodist Council of Bishops, addresses the Philippines Central Conference following the reelection of the region’s three bishops. The reelected bishops, standing from left, are Ruby-Nell M. Estrella, Israel M. Painit and Rodel M. Acdal. Seated with Malone is Bishop Ruben Saenz Jr., president-elect of the council. Acdal, Estrella and Painit were reelected at the central conference’s Nov. 18-22 gathering in Cabanatuan City, Philippines. Photo by Gladys P. Mangiduyos, UM News.

Philippines reelects Acdal, Estrella, Painit

United Methodists in the Philippines have reelected three bishops and assigned them to continue in the episcopal areas that they had been leading.
Faith Stories
Bishop Clay Foster Lee Jr., who served the Holston Area from 1988 to 1996, died on Nov. 11, 2024. He was 94 years old. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News

Bishop Lee remembered as towering figure

Bishop Clay Foster Lee Jr., who led the Holston Conference from 1988 to 1996, died Nov. 11 at age 94. Some of his sermons gained national attention during the Civil Rights Movement.
Central Conferences
Newly elected Bishop Ruby-Nell Estrella, the first woman elected bishop in the Philippines, receives her episcopal pin from Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton (right) during the Philippines Central Conference in 2022. Central conferences in the Philippines, Africa and Europe plan to hold bishop elections in the coming months. Estrella and her fellow Filipino bishops face re-election when the Philippines Central Conference meets Nov. 18-22. Photo by Gladys P. Mangiduyos, UM News.

Preparing for bishop elections outside US

United Methodist bishops are praying for the elections of colleagues in the Philippines, Africa and Europe. Their hope is that any new bishops are committed to the denomination.
Connectional Table
Ragghi Rain Calentine (left), a member of the Connectional Table and chairperson of the Native American International Caucus of The United Methodist Church, displays a Noohkom scarf during the Connectional Table’s Oct. 24-27 meeting in Dallas. Native American women carry the scarves to remind them that their grandmothers are always walking with them, especially during troubling times. Also pictured are North Katanga Area Bishop Mande Muyombo, chair of the Connectional Table, and Judi Kenaston, the leadership body’s chief connectional officer. Photo by Jim Patterson, UM News.

Connectional Table plans for work ahead

Members of the Connectional Table — most of whom are new to the United Methodist leadership body — met for an orientation that focused on regionalization, rejecting colonial attitudes and plans for “a new future.”

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