Redefining Glory
By Rob Renfroe In 1875 a remarkable woman was born. Her name was Mary Bethune. Both her parents had been slaves. At the age of 5 she began working in the fields. But she took an interest in her own education. And she found a way to attended a small, one room,...
Moving Forward
By Keith Boyette In his book The Patient Ferment of the Early Church, Alan Kreider makes the case that Christians dramatically impacted the Roman Empire through their persistent, faithful living out of the lifestyle God calls them to in Jesus Christ. The world was...
Call for Global Prayer and Fasting for United Methodist Church
To United Methodists from the Rev. Dr. Jerry Kulah, Central Conference Coordinator, UMC Africa Initiative (Liberia Annual Conference), and The Rev. Evariste Kimba, Coordinator, French & Kiswahili Region, UMC Africa Initiative (Democratic Republic of Congo). Dearly...
UM Church’s “Supreme Court” Hears Oral Arguments
By Walter Fenton- The Judicial Council of The United Methodist Church heard oral arguments this past Tuesday in the matter of the Western Jurisdictional Conference's nomination, election, consecration, and assignment of the Rev. Karen Oliveto as a bishop of the...
The Rev. Keith Boyette’s Oral Argument before Judicial Council
ORAL ARGUMENT ON BEHALF OF DIXIE BREWSTER My name is Keith Boyette. I am an elder in the Virginia Conference of The United Methodist Church and an attorney licensed to practice law in the Commonwealths of Virginia and Kentucky. I represent Dixie...
Wesleyan Covenant Association Names Boyette First President
The Wesleyan Covenant Association (WCA) has named the Rev. Keith Boyette as their first president. Boyette is a member of the Virginia Annual Conference and founded the Wilderness Community United Methodist Church 19 years ago. For eight years, Boyette served on the...
Judicial Council
Key questions in the Oliveto case On July 15, 2016, during the session of the South Central Jurisdictional Conference, Dixie Brewster, a delegate and lay member of the Great Plains Annual Conference, asked that the delegates to request a declaratory decision from the...
Constitutional Amendments Up for Vote
During this 2017 annual conference season, there are five constitutional amendments that will be voted on by the members of the annual conferences. A two-thirds vote by the aggregate total of all annual conference members is needed to ratify the amendments for them to...
