Bishop-elect Oconer has confirmed the dates of the 2027 Annual Conference for Thursday-Saturday, June 3-5 at The Woodlands Methodist Church. This is the annual meeting of clergy and lay representatives from across the Trinity Annual Conference, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana and eastern Texas. Read more

Rev. Dr. Luther Oconer will become bishop of the Trinity Annual Conference at the beginning of November, following the retirement of Bishop Scott Jones. Oconor was elected by the General Conference Sept. 2 to lead Episcopal Area 1, which includes Trinity and six other annual conferences: Tanzania, Covenant Philippines, India, Mega Manila Philippines, Panama and… Read more

Forest Park Methodist Church will begin watching “The Chosen” TV series starting at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13 Sept. 20. Our congregation watched the first five seasons of the show over the last couple of years, and will watch Season 6 in the spring. Anyone who hasn’t had the opportunity to see it yet, or… Read more

The Daily Readings will return Monday, Sept. 14, starting over with Genesis. If you missed it the first time around, this is a pattern of Bible readings I put together for the congregations where I am pastor, and anyone else who’s interested. It covers the whole Bible in just under two years. Each day has… Read more

The China Methodist Church Video Talk series that we had the last two years resumes Sept. 16 Sept. 23 with a new topic, a new time and a new day. It begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 Sept. 23 with a four-week Everyday Disciple Workshop. The video series is hosted by a pastor from… Read more

The China Methodist Church website (www.ChinaTexasMethodist.org) will soon have a couple of new resources. The history of the church that was published for the unveiling of the historical marker will be posted on the website, making our church history more easily accessible to both members and guests. Also, the scholarship application for graduating seniors will… Read more

We’re all familiar with the words of the Great Commission where Jesus tells his followers to make disciples of all nations. Our own denomination takes that seriously; the heart of its mission statement is “The Global Methodist Church exists to make disciples of Jesus Christ and spread scriptural holiness across the globe.” The importance of… Read more