GENERAL CONFERENCE 2008 Fort Worth, TX

The CPC delegation at the stage of the Fort Worth Convention Center at the Friday lunch break at General Conference 2008

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Bishop Jane Allen Middleton in Fort Worth

Special video message from Bishop  Middleton

PRESS RELEASE OF APRIL 29, 2008

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

     Action taken by the General Conference of the United Methodist Church on Monday, April 28, 2008, changed the maximum age of eligibility for assignment of a bishop from 66 to 68. As a result of this action, Bishop Jane Allen Middleton remains eligible for assignment to an Episcopal area of the Northeast Jurisdiction by the Episcopacy Committee of the Jurisdiction.  Related UMNS Article

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Delegates to the 2008 United Methodist General Conference meet in Fort Worth, Texas. A UMNS photo by John C. Goodwin. Photo #GC0175. April 25, 2008. Bishop Middleton is presiding and on the screens. Full-sized photo is available at GC2008.umc.org in the photo gallery along with many other General Conference photos. Look for a photo gallery on Monday, April 28, of the Central Pennsylvania Conference at General Conference.

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TWO IMPORTANT LETTERS FROM

Bishop Jane Allen Middleton

      

Letter to Conference Lay Members

Letter to UM Pastors