The Rev. Dr. Tori Butler speaks with the Rev. Angela Redman, the first African American woman appointed as CEO/executive director of the United Methodist City Society, a ministry of the New York Conference dating back to 1838.
Pre-conference meetings helped the candidates for bishop in the North Central Jurisdictional Conference make the election process a positive experience, even for the seven candidates who weren’t selected.
Many General Conference delegates praised the bishops for retracting an earlier recommendation of four-year hold on United Methodist elections. But some still have misgivings about a delay until 2022.