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, April 20, 2024

Prior to the Start of General Conference

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I write from Charlotte, North Carolina, where the Council of Bishops has been meeting prior to the start of General Conference. Over the nex...
Saturday, April 13, 2024

The Ones Who Aren't Here

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  I and so many others are frantically preparing for General Conference, that once-every-four-years United Methodist meeting that we had to ...
Saturday, March 9, 2024

What Are We Teaching the Children?

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  I grew up on a dead end street on the South Shore of Long Island, perfect for playing ball in the summer and sledding in the winter. It se...
Thursday, February 22, 2024

Ring Out!

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 This weekend I am in Orlando at Exploration 2024, a gathering for young adults to explore how God may be calling them into a vocation in th...
Wednesday, February 7, 2024

I Will Go, Lord, Where you Lead Me

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 This is an anxious season for pastors. I confess from February to the beginning of June, whenever my phone rang I would break out in a cold...
Thursday, February 1, 2024

Called to a Life of Love

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I love  the story of Jesus' first calls to the disciples. His cousin John the Baptist has been imprisoned for critiquing Herod’s behavio...
Saturday, January 13, 2024

Warming Places

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 Across our nation, a bomb cyclone of cold weather has descended, dropping temps into dangerous levels. I am especially mindful of those who...
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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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