Author: revfrankwulf
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Update from Bishop Grant Hagiya
Message on Judicial Council Decision No. 1431 Concerning the Election of Bishop Karen Oliveto As you have probably already heard, the Judicial Council met this past week and released its ruling on the South Central Jurisdictional challenge to Bishop Karen Oliveto’s election as a Bishop in our Western Jurisdiction. The decision came as a 19-page…
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Pastoral Letter from Bishop Grant Hagiya
Message on the Upcoming Judicial Council Meeting Grace and Peace to you in the name of our Risen Savior, Jesus. I write to keep you informed of an important matter involving the Western Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church. It is important to keep you apprised of developments in the questions raised over Bishop Karen…
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A Blessed 2017 to All
2017 will undoubtedly bring challenges and disappointments. And yet, we are assured by the words of scripture that the light shines in the darkness and the darkness cannot extinguish it. (John 1:5) So, let us move forward, trusting in God and living courageously in faith. As Jesus assures us in John 16:33: “In the world you have…