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A Prayer on the Anniversary of Sept. 11

On the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, Bishop Dan Schwerin invites all to join him in this prayer.

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From your Bishop: Resisting injustice through grace and love

‘Racism is incompatible with Christian teaching.’ ‘We are God’s daring alternative to fear and hate.’ ‘We walk the path of vulnerable love with the help of vulnerable love.’ ‘United Methodists have an expansive view of grace.’ ‘Beloved community is the only framework that can heal us.’ I have been saying these things in my videos and in pulpits, and now to you in writing.

Pastoral Letter from Bishop Dan Schwerin: Let Violence End

A pastoral letter on the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump

Bishop Schwerin Extols the Courage of Retiring Bishops Palmer and Trimble

In his sermon honoring retiring Bishops Trimble and Palmer, Bishop Schwerin said that what he most appreciates about them—besides their tireless passion for helping the church—is their courage. "Your courage inspires the church to be courageous," Bishop Schwerin said.

NCJ Bishop Assignments Announced

The North Central Jurisdiction, meeting in conference in Sioux Falls, SD, announced the assignments of six bishops, effective Sept. 1, 2024.

Bishop's State of the Church Address, 2024

"We don’t have 330 churches. We have 330 experiments. We are missional incubators," said Bishop Dan Schwerin in his State of the Church Address at Annual Conference. "Yield to the call forward and get on an experiment for the gospel!"