Aug. 29, 2020

Bishop’s Episcopal Address: ‘A Light Rising in the Darkness’

“Our world has changed. And our methods of doing ministry have changed…Being a leader in the church today requires a new imagination for what the church looks like and acts like. But what has not changed is our mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ who are equipped and motivated to change the world.” That’s what Bishop Bruce R. Ough told more than 500 people gathered virtually during his final Episcopal Address to the Minnesota Conference on Aug. 29. In a very different kind of Annual Conference that took place amid the COVID-19 pandemic, United Methodists from churches across Minnesota came together to worship, celebrate what we have accomplished together, enact legislation, and be reminded what it means to be the light and live hope in a world filled with darkness.  Read article / Watch or download Episcopal Address