Karen Oliveto

INTO THE DEEP END I have never been one to enjoy a wading pool. Even as a small child, I couldn't wait to jump into the deep end of the pool. I loved being able to not just float on the surface, but dive deep, deeper still, into the watery depths. Funny, it is the way I like to live life as well.

Saturday, March 23, 2019

The Legacy We Leave Behind

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After a week of meetings in Grand Junction, Robin and I travelled to southwest Colorado. Our route took us through Moab where we took in som...
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

From Death To Life

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It has been two weeks since the vote at General Conference. I watched in the days after as churches and pastors in the Mountain Sky ...
Saturday, March 9, 2019

Entering Lent

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Due to last week’s weather, Sunday will be the first time some of our Mountain Sky Conference churches have gathered since General Conferenc...
Saturday, March 2, 2019

Clothe Yourselves in Love

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Praying for the clergy and laity of the Mountain Sky Conference as we prepare ourselves for perhaps one of the hardest worship services mo...
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Saturday, February 16, 2019

Prayers For General Conference 2019

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I am praying fiercely for our denomination as the special session of General Conference begins a week from today.   What am I praying for?...
Saturday, February 9, 2019

Here Am I, Send Me!

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I love Isaiah 6: 1-8. It is the call of the prophet of Isaiah, “Whom shall we send and who will go for us?” Isaiah doubts his wort...
Saturday, February 2, 2019

Be Like The Shepherds

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Today I prayed for you, dear Ones of the Mountain Sky Conference, as we journeyed through Bethlehem. You were on my mind all day as we t...
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Karen Oliveto
I was born on Good Friday and raised in Babylon (a NY town on Long Island). Perhaps that says it all! I am a retired United Methodist Bishop. Before my election to the episcopacy in July 2016, I was senior pastor at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church and an adjunct professor of United Methodist Studies at Pacific School of Religion. I hold a PhD in Religion and Society from Drew University. I love studying the intersection of church and culture. I have a severe case of wanderlust, which I believe I inherited from my Uncle Howie. I am grateful that my ministry affords me opportunities to travel. I love meeting new people, learning from new cultural contexts, and working with communities to change the world.
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