On February 26, 2019, presiding Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey gaveled to a close The United Methodist Church’s contentious 2019 special General Conference held in St. Louis, Missouri. While the delegates voted to reaffirm the denomination’s teachings on marriage, its sexual ethics, and its ordination standards, many UM Church members were certain the bitter conflict that had roiled… Read More »
What is the Eastern Texas Global Methodist Church?
In 1837 the first Methodist preacher rode into the piney woods of east Texas. Wherever he tied up his horse, he stood before the people there and proclaimed a gospel message of love and forgiveness. And then he called his hearers to respond in faith and with a transformed life. The Eastern Texas Conference… Read More »
