On the Further Postponement of General Conference
By Thomas Lambrecht - Good News joins the many United Methodists who are deeply disappointed in the Commission on the General Conference’s decision to postpone/cancel the 2020 General Conference and instead hold the General Conference in May 2024. The reason given was...
Global Methodist Church Sets Official Launch Date
Global Methodist Church March 3, 2022 With humility, hope and joy, a 17 member body of theologically conservative Methodist clergy and laity, known as the Transitional Leadership Council, is pleased to announce the Global Methodist Church will officially launch on May...
Video: Rob Renfroe on the Wesleyan Covenant Association
Rev. Rob Renfroe, President of Good news, talks about the formation of the Wesleyan Covenant Association (WCA), its convening conference in Chicago on Friday, October 7, 2016, and his hopes for the organization. In less than two weeks, over 750 people have registered...
Why the Wesleyan Covenant Association
In this brief video the Rev. Dr. Jeff Greenway, lead pastor of Reynoldsburg (Ohio) United Methodist Church, talks about the formation of the Wesleyan Covenant Association (WCA) and why he will be at the convening conference event in Chicago on October 7. Jeff has been...
New Orthodox Organization Creates Conversation
The creation of the Wesleyan Covenant Association continues to stir interest across The United Methodist Church. In an extensive article for the United Methodist News Service, reporter Heather Hahn interviewed organizers and cited detractors of the new organization....
Too Clever by Half
By Walter Fenton - The Western Jurisdiction's election of an openly gay clergywoman as a bishop of The United Methodist Church essentially smothered developments at other jurisdictional gatherings this past July. Of course, other bishops were elected; some were...
Statement From the Good News Board
Adopted by the board on July 18, 2016 The following statement was adopted by the Good News board following the recent election of a married lesbian as bishop and the actions of nine annual conferences refusing to conform to the Book of Discipline. The United Methodist...
Rev. Rob Renfroe Responds to Election of Openly Gay Bishop
In this video presentation, the Rev. Rob Renfroe, president of Good News, addresses the schismatic election of the Rev. Karen Oliveto in the Western Jurisdiction. Oliveto is the first married lesbian to be elected as a bishop. We encourage you to pray for the future...
