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Sean Rowe elected youngest presiding bishop in Episcopal Church history
Sean Rowe, bishop of the Episcopal Northwest Pennsylvania and bishop provisional of Western New York, was elected and confirmed June 26 to serve as the 28th presiding bishop of the denomination....
James Lawson, pastor and nonviolent activist, dies at 95
James M. Lawson Jr., who made it his life’s work to create a nonviolent nation, died June 9 at age 95....
Defrocked UMC pastor reinstated after LGBTQ bans lifted
On May 3, its final day, the United Methodist Church’s general conference voted to allow for the reinstatement of clergy who previously were defrocked under the denomination’s LGBTQ bans....
Carlton Minnick, influential UMC bishop, dies at 96
Carlton “C.P.” Minnick, a former president of the United Methodist council of bishops, died May 4. He was 96....
Jihyun Oh is committee nominee to lead PCUSA
A Presbyterian Church (USA) nomination committee has named Jihyun Oh, director of the denomination’ s Mid Coun...