The Western New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church

Post-Standard runs Bishop Matthew's op-ed

The following op-ed piece written by Bishop Marcus Matthews ran in the Syracuse Post-Standard on Sunday, Nov. 9. Two nights that changed a nation By Bishop Marcus Matthews Election Night's television images will be seared into my memory for the rest of my life. As I watched the television in my hotel room in St. Simons, Ga., where I was attending a meeting of the United Methodist Council of Bishops, Barack Obama stood before the world in Chicago's Grant Park to claim his election as the 44th president of the United States. It is on

General Board of Higher Education and Ministry elects Bishop Matthews president The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry elected new officers, heard the general secretary’s State of the Board Address, and attended a ministry fair during the Board’s fall 2008 meeting. The Rev. Jerome King Del Pino, GBHEM’s general secretary, told new and returning Board members that they will be working with staff to answer the question of what it takes to form and nurture l... more >>		Volunteers in Mission sought Are you interested in traveling on a Volunteers in Mission trip to Cuba? Troy Conference is sponsoring a team April 14-27, 2009. Tom and Judy Bonds are leaders for the trip. Additionally, others from across Troy Conference are planning to participate. Teams to Cuba are limited to 12 participants. There are currently at least two vacancies. If you also would like to participate, contact Tom or Ju... more >>

Bishop Matthews formally welcomed to New York West Area By Maidstone Mulenga Chair - WNY Conference Communications Team ROCHESTER, NY (September 28, 2008) - Bishop Marcus Matthews was formally welcomed Sunday as the new Episcopal leader of the New York West Area of the United Methodist Church during a colorful and elaborate ceremony at Asbury First United Methodist Church in Rochester. Bishop Matthews was assigned to lead the area, whic... more >>