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Bishops of The United Methodist Church announced the launch of a multi-level effort throughout the denomination to dismantle racism and promote collective action for racial justice. Western Pennsylvania Area Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi stands in front of an image of George Floyd, who died in police custody in Minneapolis, Minn. Photo by Jackie Campbell, Western Pennsylvania Conference.

Bishops pledge more effective anti-racism campaign
Bishops and other United Methodists supporting a new anti-racism campaign are determined to get solid results from their efforts.
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Bishops join hands in prayer during the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis. In most cases, bishops who planned to retire this year or early next year are staying until new bishop elections can be held. File photo by Kathleen Barry, UM News.

Delay in elections upends bishops’ plans
With the election of new bishops postponed until 2021 and 2022, those scheduled to retire are making plans for the interim.
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Minneapolis is scheduled to host the next General Conference on Aug. 29-Sept. 7, 2021. United Methodists in the Minnesota and Dakotas conferences have been making plans to host General Conference in Minneapolis since 2013. Photo by Krivit Photography, courtesy of Meet Minneapolis.

New General Conference dates announced
General Conference, postponed by pandemic, is scheduled for late summer 2021, despite requests those dates be changed.
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Bishop Robert Schnase presents a motion during an online meeting of the United Methodist Council of Bishops calling for a task force to look at ways to bring financial sustainability to the Episcopal Fund. Screenshot of Zoom meeting via Facebook by UM News.

Bishops look at financial sustainability
The fund that supports bishops’ work is at risk of depletion in four years. The bishops plan to form a strategy to prevent that.

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