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Delegate Rudolph Merab from Liberia speaks during the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
Delegates during a Feb. 24, 2019, plenary session of the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis. Photo by Paul Jeffrey for United Methodist News Service.
United Methodist Bishop Robert Hoshibata meets with protestors upset about a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies against homosexuality. Activists protested in the entry of the St. Louis convention center that hosted the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Several protestors were removed by police, but no arrests were reported. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
Bishop Karen Oliveto (right) shares bread with a delegate during a February 23, 2019, worship service in the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church. Oliveto is bishop of the Mountain Sky Area of The United Methodist Church. Photo by Paul Jeffrey for United Methodist News Service.
The Rev. Timothy McClendon of South Carolina leads delegates in prayer before a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies about homosexuality. The vote came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
Delegate Mickey Wilson of Florida uses an electronic device to cast a vote Feb. 25 at the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
A woman embraces fellow delegate Jeffrey "J.J." Warren of the Upper New York Conference after Warren spoke in favor of full inclusion for LGBTQ persons in the life of The United Methodist Church during the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
A delegate uses an electronic device to cast a vote Feb. 25 at the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
Delegate Norma Kehrberg uses an electronic voting machine during a Feb. 24, 2019, plenary session of the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis. Photo by Paul Jeffrey for United Methodist News Service.
Bishop Rosemarie Wenner blesses delegate Lynne Gilbert during a February 23, 2019, worship service in the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey for United Methodist News Service.
The Rev. Bradley Laurvick of the Rocky Mountain Conference addresses the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
Bishop Karen Oliveto (right) shares bread with a delegate during a February 23, 2019, worship service in the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church. Oliveto is bishop of the Mountain Sky Area of The United Methodist Church. Photo by Paul Jeffrey for United Methodist News Service.
Bishop Karen Oliveto (right) shares bread with a delegate during a February 23, 2019, worship service in the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church. Oliveto is bishop of the Mountain Sky Area of The United Methodist Church. Photo by Paul Jeffrey for United Methodist News Service.
Bishop Rosemarie Wenner blesses Cindy Johnson, a deaconess and delegate, during a February 23, 2019, worship service in the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey for United Methodist News Service.
Marie Kuch-Stanovsky, a lay delegate from the Pacific Northwest Conference, gives a video report on the day's activities at the end of the Feb. 24, 2019, plenary session of the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis. The Rev. Mary Huycke, a clergy delegate, holds the camera. Photo by Paul Jeffrey for United Methodist News Service.
Delegate Jill Wondel of Missouri speaks Feb. 25 during the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
This year’s annual meeting aims to accelerate the sharing of stories of excellence among UBCM’s members. Delegates will be provided with first-hand accounts of local success stories from large, mid-sized and small communities.
Peri Lynne Johnson, IAEA Director, Office of Legal Affairs, welcomes delegates and Member States at the GC side event "Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage in the Context of the Global Nuclear Liability Regime". IAEA Vienna, Austria, 23 September 2014
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Bishop Elaine Stanovsky (left foreground) receives Holy Communion from Sue Laurie (right) and Julie Bruno during opening worship at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Laurie and Bruno, prominent activists for greater inclusion of gays and lesbians in the life of The United Methodist Church, were married outside the 2008 General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS
A new donor wall, unveiled today, recognizes those who have contributed to the renovation of the IAEA’s nuclear applications laboratories, a project known as ReNuAL, which started in 2014 and has so far raised over €30 million in extra budgetary contributions. The event took place on the sidelines of the IAEA’s 61st General Conference. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2017.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
General Debate at the IAEA 58th General Conference. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 25 September 2014.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
H.E. Mr Mahmoud Hassan El Amin, Ambassador and Resident Representative of Sudan to the IAEA, makes his opening remarks at “A Conversation on the IAEA’s Role in Cancer Control,” a side event to the 57th IAEA General Conference hosted by the Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 19 September 2013.
Photo Credit: Brandon Gebka / IAEA
Bishop Christian Alsted and Bishop Hope Morgan Ward join in singing a hymn during closing worship of the Feb. 24, 2019, plenary session of the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis. Photo by Paul Jeffrey for United Methodist News Service.
On the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the IAEA, Pakistan donated a bust of Abdus Salam during a side event at the General Conference. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 20 September 2017.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Kathryn Jones Harrison, former chairwoman of the Grand Ronde Tribal Council, welcomes delegates to the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore., to the traditional homeland of her ancestors. She spoke during the conference's opening worship on May 10. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS
The Rev. Megan Shitama Weston offers the Scripture reading during worship opening the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS
Day 4 at the IAEA 61st General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 21 September 2017
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Members of the Delegation of the Philippines to the 57th IAEA General Conference headed by Mr. Mario G. Montejo, Philippine Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, and Ms. Alumanda Dela Rosa, Director, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, visit the Insect Pest Control Laboratory during a tour of the Nuclear Sciences and Applications Laboratories in Seibersdorf. IAEA Seibersdorf, Austria. 17 September 2013.
Photo Credit: Qionghua Wu / IAEA
The Fukushima Daiichi Accident Report by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano and five technical volumes, GC side event by the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Bishop Christian Alsted and Bishop Hope Morgan Ward join in singing a hymn during closing worship of the Feb. 24, 2019, plenary session of the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis. Photo by Paul Jeffrey for United Methodist News Service.
IAEA 59th General Conference Scientific Forum - Atoms in Industry: Radiation Technology for Development. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2015.
Panel Discussion: The Path Ahead
Panelist: Alumanda M. Dela Rosa, Director, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, Paul Gray, Vice President, External Relations & Global Logistics Nordion, Canada, Benoit Mullier, Vice President, Facility & Process Engineering, Industrial & Sterilisation Solutions, Belgium, and Iqbal Hussein Khan, Director Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
IAEA 61th General Conference. Plenary, M-Building, IAEA Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2017
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
IAEA 58th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2014
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
IAEA 58th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2014
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Delegate Iuliia Minikhanovna from the Eastern Russia-Central Asia Provisional Conference prays during opening worship at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS
IAEA 57th General Conference Reception, hosted by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano and Conference President, Ambassador Xolisa Mfundiso Mabhongo of South Africa. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
IAEA 58th General Conference. Plenary, IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 22 September 2014
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
First day of the 57th IAEA General Conference. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Ambassador Filippo Formica, Permanent Resident Representative of Italy to the IAEA and President of the 59th IAEA General Conference. Vienna, Austria.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
IAEA 59th General Conference Scientific Forum - Atoms in Industry: Radiation Technology for Development. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2015.
Closing Session with IAEA Director Yukiya Amano, Mahama Ayariga, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology & Innovation, Ghana, Jose Fidel Santana Nunez, Vice Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, Cuba and Lydia Paredes Gutierrez, Director Genera, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Mexico.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Clergy members join the blessing of the elements of Holy Communion during the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano took time off from his busy schedule to visit the different exhibits from Member States at the 61st IAEA General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 19 September 2017
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Award Ceremony of the European Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering (EMSNE), a side event at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 19 September 2013.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Bilateral meeting between Djarot Sulistio Wisnubroto, Chairman, National Nuclear Energy Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BATAN), and IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the IAEA 61st General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 22 September 2017.
second from right: Darmansjah Djumala, Ambassador and Resident Representative of Indonesia to the IAEA
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Passengers board a MAX light rail train on May 10 that carries an advertising message from The United Methodist Church during the opening day of the denomination's 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano met with the Chairs of the Fukushima Report at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
The Rev. Amy DeLong (left) joins with other supporters of full rights for LGBTQ persons in the life of The United Methodist Church who stand with their mouths taped shut outside the bar of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore., to symbolize the way LBGTQ people feel they are silenced by the church. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS
Bishop Warner H. Brown Jr. preaches during opening worship on May 10 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS