GC2016 May 20- UPDATE

[caption id="attachment_6041" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Bishop John Yambasu gives the sermon during morning worship May 19 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS[/caption] Delegate Updates Each day there will be a wrap-up from one of the delegates from the Western North Carolina Conference. Day 10-  Random Reflections on My Experience at General Conference | Kim Ingram See all of the delegate updates at General Conference News Daily Christian Advocates Daily Christian Advocate for Friday, May 20, 2016 See earlier DCA’s at General Conference News Other News

Bishop Goodpaster was recognized as a retiring Bishop on Thursday at General Conference-

Lynne Gilbert was on the big screen on Thursday afternoon presenting a minority report (that passed):

Lynne on the big screen #umcgc pic.twitter.com/QV2dtNpYKQ

— WNCCUMC (@WNCCUMC) May 20, 2016

[caption id="attachment_6035" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Photo of the WNCC delegation on Thursday afternoon- posted by James Howell[/caption]

Selected News Stories

• May 19 wrap-up: New missionaries, special GC costs
• Church ends membership in reproductive health coalition
• GC2016: How much does the bishops’ plan cost?
• 29 new missionaries commissioned at General Conference
• Go … with passion and compassion, says Bishop Yambasu

UM News Service-GC2016

Selected Multimedia

• GC2016 Video: May 19 Plenary Session 3
• GC2016 Video: May 19 Plenary Session 1
• GC2016 Video: May 19 Morning Worship “Go to the Lost Sheep”
• GC2016 Audio: Celebrating Francis Asbury

• GC2016 Audio: Celebrating 60 years of Women’s Ordination

UM News Service Photos

• Thursday, May 19, 2016

Links to important information:

• General Conference Resources (WNCCUMC)
• Live Streaming
• Orders of Worship for GC2016
• General Conference News (WNCCUMC)