Episcopal Elections by text message!

Kind of cool, yet kind pathetic. I signed up.

Receive up-to-the-minute results of the Episcopal elections delivered directly to you. You can receive updates on your phone by text message or by calling or emailing InfoServ, the United Methodist Information Service.

Subscribe to Text Messaging

United Methodist Communications and Unwired Appeal have partnered to offer episcopal election results sent directly to your mobile phone as they occur.  Subscribers will receive a text message whenever a bishop has been elected. To get these updates on your mobile phone:

1. Send a text message with your phone to 47647 with the word BISHOP in the body.
2. You will receive a message asking for verification.  Reply with the word YES to confirm.
3. To unsubscribe, send another text message to 47647 with the word STOP in the body.

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Subscribe to our RSS feed

Get the latest balloting results delivered directly to your desktop or Web browser through RSS feeds. Using XML (Extensible Markup Language), information will be delivered to your desktop and automatically updated as new results are published.

To subscribe to a feed, click the link below and follow the instructions there to add the feed address to a RSS reader or web browser.

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Call or email InfoServ

Listen to recorded updates of the results of the Episcopal elections for each jurisdiction. Call the toll-free InfoServ number (800-251-8140) and select menu option 4 to access recorded updates. You may also email questions to infoserv@umcom.org.