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Bishop Laurie Haller looks to the General Conference

Bishop Laurie Haller shares her feelings about the upcoming General Conference.

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Bishops
Council of Bishops President Rubén Saenz Jr. preaches about the power of the Lord’s Prayer in a video address during the start of the Council of Bishops’ fall meeting. The episcopal leaders will gather online through Nov. 6 for a week centered on worship, prayer and next steps following the Leadership Gathering in Calgary. Screen shot courtesy of the Council of Bishops by UM News.

Bishops urged to pray God’s future into being
Council of Bishops President Rubén Saenz Jr. preached about the power of the Lord’s Prayer as the bishops joined online for their first meeting since the Leadership Gathering offered ideas for The United Methodist Church of tomorrow.
Church History
Holding a banner for the Bishop Richard Allen Way street renaming celebration Oct. 7 at Historic St. George’s United Methodist Church in Philadelphia are (from left): the Rev. Carolyn Cavaness, pastor of Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church; Yvonne Studevan, an Allen descendant; AME Bishop Samuel Lawrence Green Sr.; United Methodist Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi; and the Rev. William Wilson Sr., pastor of St. George’s. Surrounding them are other descendants and members of the Prince Hall Masons lodge named for Bishop Allen. Photo by John W. Coleman, UM News.

United Methodists help honor AME Church founder
Philadelphia renamed the street in front of Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church as Bishop Richard Allen Way, honoring the formerly enslaved Methodist preacher who founded the denomination in 1816.
General Conference
Harare, Zimbabwe, has been chosen as the second host location for the 2028 General Conference. The Commission on General Conference made the decision Oct. 27 during the second day of its fall online meeting. Photo by Brandon Mushori via Wikimedia Commons.

Zimbabwe added as 2nd General Conference site
For the first time, organizers plan for The United Methodist Church’s top lawmaking assembly to take place across two locations, and in another historic move, one of those locations will be on the African continent.

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