Western Jurisdiction Conference Wrap-up from Day 4

After electing three new bishops on Friday, delegates to the Western Jurisdictional Conference learned on Saturday (Nov. 5) bishops new and recently elected were assigned to episcopal areas for the remainder of the 2020-2024 quadrennium. In addition to that, significant pieces of legislation were approved that will help the Western Jurisdiction to work toward a more inclusive, de-colonized church.

“It’s a new era for the people called United Methodist in the Western Jurisdiction,” said Bishop Karen Oliveto of the Mountain Sky Conference, who also is the president of the Western Jurisdiction College of Bishops.

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