GC2016 Audio: Closing message recalls General Conference experience
May 20, 2016
Delegates called to 'let your light so shine that all may give glory to God' Listen
GC2016 Audio: Bishop Bruce Ough preaches at closing worship
May 20, 2016
'At the end of this General Conference Jesus speaks to us - Go Therefore!' Listen
GC2016 Audio: Oregon Convention Center proud to have hosted General Conference
May 20, 2016
Sustainable facility provides safety, security and hospitality for delegates, staff, and guests. Listen
GC2016 Audio: Hispanic observers offer reflections
May 20, 2016
Pastor and seminary student share their experience of the General Conference Listen
GC2016 Audio: ‘We are not going to leave divided’
May 20, 2016
'Go home as storytellers...because God is not finished with us yet,' says Bishop Stanovsky Listen
GC2016 Audio: ‘We are working hard together’
May 20, 2016
Slow start gives way 'to greater comfort with each other' says Bishop Goodpaster Listen
GC2016 Audio: Technology and social media ‘can make us a better church in four years’
May 20, 2016
General Conference, 'a humbling experience' can be enhanced by using more technology for conversations among people of the church Listen
GC2016 Audio: Celebrating 60 years of Women’s Ordination
May 19, 2016
Also celebrating 40th anniversary of the first clergywomen delegates to General Conference Listen
GC2016 Audio: Celebrating Francis Asbury
May 19, 2016
General Conference paused for a moment to remember the death of Bishop Francis Asbury who died at General Conference on this day in 1816. Listen
GC2016 Audio: Good News leader has hopes for Bishops’ proposal
May 19, 2016
'I'm cautiously optimistic that this commission can help us' Listen
GC2016 Audio: Following the General Conference from a distance
May 19, 2016
Electronic connection to the General Conference Listen
GC2016 Audio: ‘A Critical Moment for the Bishops to Speak’
May 19, 2016
'Historic request from the General Conference for leadership on this matter of impasse' Listen
GC2016 Audio: Missionary to Bethlehem commissioned
May 19, 2016
Michael Arteen certain 'the Lord is with me paving the way' Listen
GC2016 Audio: ‘Church needs compassionate hearts’
May 19, 2016
Bishop Yambasu's message - 'passion with compassion' Listen
GC2016 Audio: 29 Missionaries Commissioned
May 19, 2016
Thursday morning service sends missionaries forward Listen
GC2016 Audio: General Conference ‘growing more diverse’
May 18, 2016
Retired Bishops Hutchinson and Looney reflect on the General Conference Listen
GC2016 Audio: Bishop Ough press conference
May 18, 2016
Q&A with the President of the Council of Bishops following the morning statement Listen
GC2016 Audio: Celebrating Imagine No Malaria
May 18, 2016
'THe United Methodist Church is making a difference in health, worldwide' Listen
GC2016 Audio: Imagine No Malaria press conference
May 18, 2016
Imagine No Malaria celebration press conference Listen
GC2016 Audio: Young Peoples’ Statement of Unity
May 18, 2016
'Seek solutions that promote global unity' Listen
GC2016 Audio: Statement from the Council of Bishops
May 18, 2016
Bishops seek 'to help the church to live in grace with one another' Listen
GC2016 Audio: New Hymnal to debut in 2020
May 17, 2016
New media present new opportunities for the musical collection Listen
GC2016 Audio: Transitions into Ministry
May 17, 2016
Transitions sent several young clergy to Portland to attend their very first General Conference. Listen
GC2016 Audio: SEJ episcopal candidates forum
May 17, 2016
'Go in the name of Jesus of Palestine rather than Jesus of Constantine' Listen
GC2016 Audio: Tuesday Morning sermon: ‘Go in the name of Jesus…’
May 17, 2016
'Go in the name of Jesus of Palestine rather than Jesus of Constantine' Listen
GC2016 Audio: Bishop Ough presents statement from Council of Bishops
May 17, 2016
'The Bishops are here to serve the church' Listen
GC2016 Audio: Council of Bishops statement on Unity press conference
May 17, 2016
'My heart is broken...our hearts are broken.' Listen
GC2016 Audio: Water rights - a matter of justice and equality
May 16, 2016
UMW rally attenders hear Bishop say, "Your presence matters!" Listen
GC2016 Audio: UMW-150
May 16, 2016
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of United Methodist Women Listen
GC2016 Audio: Four Areas of Focus press briefing
May 16, 2016
Press briefing following the Four Areas of Focus presentation to the 2016 General Conference. Listen
GC2016 Audio: Choosing General Conference over graduation ceremony
May 16, 2016
Andrew Woods skips Duke Divinity graduation ceremony to be at the 2016 General Conference Listen
GC2016 Audio: Something is communicated through the interpretations
May 16, 2016
Cote d'Ivoire delegate turns to the Holy Spirit when challenges arise Listen
GC2016 Audio: Monday morning worship
May 16, 2016
Service includes consecration of deaconesses and home missioners Listen
GC2016 Audio: Opening the floor for conversation in Faith and Order
May 15, 2016
‘It was really amazing.’ Listen
GC2016 Audio: Deacon experiences worldwide church
May 15, 2016
‘We’ve been really respectful of each other’s opinions’ Listen
GC2016 Audio: Exhibits are a collaborative effort
May 15, 2016
‘There’s a spirit of one even across our individual displays’ Listen
GC2016 Audio: Young People’s Address
May 15, 2016
‘We’re engaged in Christ’s journey with energy and love’ Listen
GC2016 Audio: Finding Common Ground
May 15, 2016
‘It’s awfully hard to remain polarized if we start from listening to one another.’ Listen
GC2016 Audio: Parliamentarians help the process
May 15, 2016
‘It’s a wonderful thing to be a part of’ Listen
GC2016 Audio: Meet Deaconess Clara Ester
May 15, 2016
‘If you just served to the best of your ability the world would be a lot different’ Listen
GC2016 Audio: Pledge of universal hospitality
May 14, 2016
Six lay leaders pledge to work for 'extending hospitality to offer Christ to all' Listen
GC2016 Audio: Connectional Table report
May 14, 2016
Hannah Foust has funded three wells and inspired 13 more that provide water for 13,000 people Listen
GC2016 Audio: Council on Finance and Administration
May 14, 2016
CFA presentation focuses on ’what we as United Methodists do together’ Listen
GC2016 Audio: ‘I wanted to help’
May 14, 2016
Tess Sutton is one of the hundreds of volunteers at the General Conference Listen
GC2016 Audio: Bishop Dyck calls the church to mercy
May 14, 2016
Sermon includes calls to the church "not to add incompatibilities" Listen
GC2016 Audio: ‘Parliamentary procedure will not transform the world’
May 14, 2016
Fred Brewington laments how parliamentary procedure was used to compromise transformation Listen
GC2016 Audio: Marshalls and Pages
May 12, 2016
Marshalls and Pages invited to bring Christ-like presence Listen
GC2016 Audio: Agenda: Sharing Christ’s Love
May 12, 2016
#GC4JC: 'We don't have an agenda other than to share the love of Christ" Listen
GC2016 Audio: ‘The Connectional Church has raised me’
May 12, 2016
Iowa delegate 'raised by the church' is 'encouraged by number of young people here' Listen
GC2016 Audio: Episcopal Address
May 11, 2016
Bishop Gregory Palmer, of the denomination’s West Ohio area, delivered the Episcopal Address. Listen
GC2016 Audio: Episcopal Address Press Conference
May 11, 2016
Press conference about the Episcopal Address with Bishop Gregory Palmer, of the denomination’s West Ohio area. Listen
GC2016 Audio: Worldwide nature of the church press conference
May 11, 2016
Bishop Streiff and Bishop Carcano meet the press Listen
GC2016 Audio: ‘Jesus, We Are Here’
May 10, 2016
In opening worship sermon Bishop Brown declares: 'Jesus, we are here...for you' Listen
GC2016 Audio: Daily Christian Advocate fills an “extraordinary role”
May 10, 2016
Marvin Cropsy, Managing Editor for the Daily Christian Advocate, talks about his involvement with the publication. Listen
GC2016 Audio: Delegates receive technology training
May 10, 2016
Dr. John Pena, president of Banyam Theological School in Nigeria spoke about the technological training offered to international delegates to the General Conference. Listen
GC2016 Audio: Delegates get acquainted with technology
May 10, 2016
Neeley Hicks, Director of Information and Communications Technology for Development reflects on the technological advancement to be experienced at the 2016 General Conference. Listen