Western Jurisdiction
of The United Methodist Church

For United Methodists from Guam to the Eastern Plains of Colorado.

Western Jurisdiction Conference Held July 16-19

The Western Jurisdiction Conference gathered in Portland, Oregon, July 16-19, for its once-every-four years meeting to elect bishops, receive reports of the various ministries of the Jurisdiction, and set direction for the coming four years. The eighty delegates (plus alternates, Directors of Mission and Ministry, communications staff, other conference staff, and interested observers) are from all parts of the map above and represent the kind of diversity in racial, ethnic, and age diversity seen in this far-flung jurisdiction. 

New Bishop Comes to Denver Area

 Bishop Elaine Stanovsky: New Bishop for Rocky Mountain Conference!

Meet Bishop Stanovsky:

• Web
• Profile (pdf)
• Special Edition, TableTalk

Reports

• Day 1 - Skip, Wendy
• Day 2 - Olon, Diana
• Day 3 - Melanie, Emily, Skip, Ben
• Day 4 - Skip, Ruth, Steve, Ben
• Resolution: WJ Contribution to the Mission of the UMC
• Resolution: Human Sexuality in the WJ
• Resolution: WJ as a Reconciling and Welcoming Jurisdiction
• Resolution: WJ in Ministry to All of God's Children
• Resolution: Marriage Equality and Pastoral Support
• Resolution: Movement of "Extravagant Hospitality"

Photos

• Art Show
• Album 1
• Album 2

Recordings

• Episcopal Address
• Episcopal Nominee Elaine Stanovsky's 5-minute Speech (mp3)
• Newly-elected Bishop Stanovsky's "acceptance speech" (mp3)
• Gathering Marimba Music (mp3: 1 2 3)

Conference and Episcopal Nominee Profiles

Official Western Jurisdiction Web Site

More About the Western Jurisdiction Conferences:

Jurisdictional Conferences and Episcopal Election Coverage at UMC.org

 2004 Western Jurisdiction Conference