State of the Church 2020 - Bishop Ough: Recent Episodes
Dakotas Conference UMC
This is the first of a 5-part series from Bishop Bruce R. Ough describing the state of the church in the Dakotas Conference in 2020.
(Complete 26-minute Message) Bishop Bruce R. Ough addresses the churches of the Dakotas-Minnesota Area during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded May 5, 2020.
Bishop Bruce R. Ough who serves as the resident bishop for the Dakotas-Minnesota Area of The United Methodist Church, outlines the state of the church in the Dakotas Conference. He specifically thanks every congregation and church leaders for their efforts as the church never closed. "I could not be more pleased or proud of the manner in which the clergy, lay leaders and our congregations have responded, and continue to respond, to the pandemic," says Ough. He also encourages every congregation to re-invent themselves. "Will your new normal be a new church, or a return to a pre-disruption, pre-pandemic normal?"
Bishop Bruce Ough offers this prayer during the pandemic for congregations in the Dakotas and Minnesota Conferences. It was recorded as the closing prayer for his State of the Church message, May 5, 2020.