WCA Wraps Up Legislation with Virtual Online Global Assembly
By Walter Fenton June 25, 2021 Delegates from around the world participated in an online virtual meeting on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, to conclude the Wesleyan Covenant Association’s Third...
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Bishops in the Global Methodist Church
By Keith Boyette June 18, 2021 I recently read American Saint: Francis Asbury & The Methodists, John Wigger’s 2009 biography of Methodism’s primary leader during the early decades of...
In Essentials, Unity
By Walter Fenton June 11, 2021 The succinct quote, “In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity,” is an aphorism variously attributed to St. Augustine of Hippo...
Clergy Deployment in the Global Methodist Church Prior to its Convening General Conference
By Keith Boyette June 4, 2021 A frequently asked question by those considering affiliation with the Global Methodist Church relates to how clergy deployment decisions will be made in...
Update: Three Bishops Stir Controversy
By Walter Fenton May 28, 2021 Clergy appointment controversies in the California-Pacific, Greater New Jersey, and North Georgia Annual Conferences of The United Methodist Church continue to fester and...
Working for the Community of God’s Design
By Angela Pleasants and Keith Boyette May 21, 2021 Down through the years, we have heard the declarations: The ground is level at the foot of the cross. God...
Great Devotions from WCA’s Third Global Legislative Assembly
We have repeatedly received requests for two excellent devotions that were delivered at the Wesleyan Covenant Associations Third Global Legislative Assembly at Frazer Church in Montgomery, Alabama, on Friday,...
Three Bishops Stir Controversy
By Walter Fenton May 11, 2021 Perhaps it is a bit of an exaggeration, but we think it is fair to say that 99.9 percent of clergy appointments in...
Go Global! Rekindles Passion and Hope for the Future
“I just wanted to express my sincere appreciation for the WCA’s Global Legislative Assembly and the Go Global! event last weekend! The music was simply phenomenal! The blend of...
WCA Global Legislative Assembly Endorses Protocol and the Global Methodist Church
In two separate votes, the Wesleyan Covenant Association’s Global Legislative Assembly endorsed the Protocol for Reconciliation and Grace through Separation and the Global Methodist Church in formation during Friday...
There is a Simple Solution
By Carolyn Moore April 23, 2021 An ironic take on an old story keeps coming to mind. In this version, Old Mother Hubbard’s sad tale of an empty cupboard...
Disruption at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church, Largest Congregation in North Georgia Annual Conference
By Walter Fenton April 20, 2021 “We were taken completely by surprise,” said Lindsay Hill, chairwoman of Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church’s Staff Parish Relations Committee (SPRC), as she...
Departing the United Methodist Church
By Keith Boyette April 16, 2021 With the recent further postponement of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church to August 29 – September 6, 2022, a number...
Longing for Deliverance
By Keith Boyette April 2, 2021 Suffering. Brokenness. Death. Struggle. Paralysis. Words all too familiar from the past year. Words that seem especially poignant in this Holy Week of...
Council of Bishops Cancels Special General Conference
By Keith Boyette March 26, 2021 Less than four weeks after calling for a special General Conference, The United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops reversed its call, and announced...
Standing with our Asian Sisters and Brothers
By Keith Boyette March 23, 2021 Since the announcement of the emergence of the coronavirus and its spread globally in early 2020, those of Asian ethnicity have been the...