The Council of Bishops
The United Methodist Church
For Immediate Release
March 2, 2023
Tune in today for Mid-Term State of The United Methodist Church address
Washington, D.C. — In an unprecedented address, Council of Bishops President Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton will give the “Mid-term State of The United Methodist Church Address” today at 1 pm Eastern Time in which he will be expected to call for a renewed, revived and reclaimed United Methodist Church.
The address will be broadcast on the official United Methodist Church denominational website at UMC.org/Renew, along with a companion downloadable discussion guide. It will also be shared on Facebook.com/UnitedMethodistChurch.
He is expected to call for United Methodists to “make the pivot away from what was into new and concerted efforts to reclaim, revive and renew The United Methodist Church throughout the world.”
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The Council of Bishops is made up of all active and retired bishops of The United Methodist Church. Bishops give oversight to the worldly and spiritual interests of the Church. Learn more at UnitedMethodistBishops.org and UMC.org.
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