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    United Methodists of Upper New YorkLiving the Gospel. Being God's Love.


    Perspectives: Bishop Webb’s letters of support to UNY clergy

    Perspectives from April 2020

    Bishop Webb: April 29, 2020

    April 29, 2020 / By Bishop Mark J. Webb / 2 Comments

    The following email was sent from Bishop Webb on April 14, 2020 to clergy, certified lay ministers, and other congregational leaders in the Upper New York Conference. Dear Friends, We pray for our world; those stricken by the Coronavirus; those grieving the loss of loved ones; the lonely and those separated from friends and family; the medical personnel and caretakers in many places; those who risk their own health to serve in …more

    CLT Prayer #4 during coronavirus pandemic

    April 27, 2020 / By Rev. Steven Taylor / 1 Comment

    Pray, Pray now, Pray for the Others. Love one another. The command echoes through Scripture and awakens us to life. Jesus intended for the world to verify the truth of his message by observing us in our love for one another and all God sends into our lives (John 13:35, 17:22-23). Because praying is an expression of loving that is accessible to all, our Conference Leadership Team (CLT), calls all who …more

    CLT Prayer #3 during coronavirus pandemic

    April 20, 2020 / By Rev. Nancy Dibelius

    Pray, Pray now, Pray for the Others. Love one another. The command echoes through Scripture and awakens us to life. Jesus intended for the world to verify the truth of his message by observing us in our love for one another and all God sends into our lives (John 13:35, 17:22-23). Because praying is an expression of loving that is accessible to all, our Conference Leadership Team (CLT), calls all who …more

    Bishop Webb: April 14, 2020

    April 14, 2020 / By Bishop Mark J. Webb / 1 Comment

    The following email was sent from Bishop Webb on April 14, 2020 to clergy, certified lay ministers, and other congregational leaders in the Upper New York Conference. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My followers to go to Galilee. They will see Me there.”  -Matthew 28.10 Christ is risen!  Christ is risen indeed! In the midst of all the disruption, sickness, death …more

    CLT Prayer #2 during coronavirus pandemic

    April 14, 2020 / By Drew Griffin

    Pray, Pray now, Pray for the Others. Love one another. The command echoes through Scripture and awakens us to life. Jesus intended for the world to verify the truth of his message by observing us in our love for one another and all God sends into our lives (John 13:35, 17:22-23). Because praying is an expression of loving that is accessible to all, our Conference Leadership Team (CLT), calls all who …more

    Bishop Webb: March 31, 2020

    April 2, 2020 / By Bishop Mark J. Webb / 1 Comment

    The following email was sent from Bishop Webb on March 31, 2020 to clergy, certified lay ministers, and other congregational leaders in the Upper New York Conference. Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing” . . . Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make …more

    Bishop Webb: March 24, 2020

    April 2, 2020 / By Bishop Mark J. Webb

    The following email was sent from Bishop Webb on March 24, 2020 to clergy, certified lay ministers, and other congregational leaders in the Upper New York Conference. Dear Friends, I want you to know that each of you continue in my prayers during these unusual and remarkable days. It has been a blessing to witness the many creative ways in which you are leading and providing ministry. Today, as the Cabinet met, …more

    Bishop Webb: March 17, 2020

    April 2, 2020 / By Bishop Mark J. Webb

    The following email was sent from Bishop Webb on March 17, 2020 to clergy, certified lay ministers, and other congregational leaders in the Upper New York Conference. Dear Friends, Just this afternoon I sent a letter to the UNY Conference regarding the extraordinary season we find ourselves in due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. I wanted to follow that letter with this note to you as a clergy leader. I am grateful for …more

    Bishop’s words to clergy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic

    April 2, 2020 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

    On Mar. 17, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic began changing the world in ways that would have been hard to imagine even just a couple months earlier, Upper New York Area Resident Bishop, Mark J. Webb, wrote his first in a series of letters to the clergy of the Upper New York Conference. His inspiring words and pastoral advice have been gathered in this blog series for all who wish to see …more


    With more than 100,000 members, United Methodists of Upper New York comprises of more than 675 local churches and New Faith Communities in 12 districts, covering 48,000 square miles in 49 of the 62 counties in New York state. Our vision is to “live the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to be God’s love with our neighbors in all places."