Council of Bishops

General Church
Council of Bishops President Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton addresses a joint meeting of the Connectional Table and the General Council of Finance and Administration board on May 18 in Nashville, Tenn. He said United Methodist bishops want to join in the conversation of how to reduce the number of U.S. bishops strategically without damaging the church’s mission. Photo by Heather Hahn, UM News.

As church exits rise, proposed budget drops

In the wake of projected losses from church closures and disaffiliations, The United Methodist Church’s finance agency continues to shrink the proposed budget heading to General Conference.
General Church
Council of Bishops President Thomas J. Bickerton presides at the bishops’ spring 2023 meeting in Chicago. East Ohio Conference Bishop Tracy Smith Malone, at left, is the Council of Bishops president-designate. The bishops gathered April 29-May 5 for their first in-person meeting since 2019 and took on a variety of issues affecting the future of the denomination. Photo by the Rev. Todd Rossnagel, Louisiana Conference.

Bishops call for General Conference in 2026

United Methodist bishops see a need for the denomination’s top lawmaking body to hold an additional meeting to deal with changes resulting from church disaffiliations. Meanwhile, the denomination’s finance agency has its own concerns.
Bishops
Bishop Minerva Carcaño speaks about the church’s social witness during the 2020 Pre-General Conference Briefing in Nashville, Tenn. The Western Jurisdiction announced that a committee has determined enough evidence exists to bring charges against the bishop to trial. Carcaño has been suspended for more than a year. File photo by Kathleen Barry, UM News.

Suspended bishop moves toward church trial

The Western Jurisdiction announced that a committee has determined enough evidence exists to bring charges against Bishop Minerva Carcaño to trial. Carcaño has been suspended for more than a year.
Bishops
Bishop Minerva Carcaño discusses the worldwide nature of the church at a press conference during the 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. The Council of Bishops, meeting this week in Chicago, is hearing from various groups urging their hope-for response to complaints against Carcaño, who has been suspended for more than a year. File photo by Maile Bradfield, UM News.

Conflicting actions sought on bishop’s suspension

As the United Methodist Council of Bishops meets this week, different groups are advocating for their hoped-for response to Bishop Minerva Carcaño’s suspension. She has been suspended with pay for more than a year.

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