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Digital Lounge: Bishop Gwinn and Bishop Wallace-Padgett discuss General Conference prayer efforts

For 131 days, United Methodists around the globe have been in continual prayer for the 2016 General Conference. Bishop Al Gwinn and Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett share details about the ongoing prayer focus, which is continuing throughout the conference thanks to bishops and their spouses.

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