Webinars are to educate rank-and-file United Methodists about denomination’s new direction and prepare participants for a ...

"The Council of Bishops has responded to the UMC’s institutional uncertainty by crafting a new vision statement." ...

In a matter of days, Ohio pastor Angie Cox and her wife went from contemplating moving to a more permissive region of the United Methodist Church to preparing for a long career in local ministry in ...

The highest policymaking body of the Methodist Church is the General Conference, which meets every four years. Last week it was conference time again, and 720 clergymen and laymen assembled in San ...

For Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, the last two years have resembled a drawn-out quarrel between members of a very large family: people squabble, agree to disagree, face the consequences and then, ...

The United Methodist General Conference that ended May 3 approved a plan for full communion with Episcopalians, pending approval by the 2027 Episcopal Church General Convention. But what about the ...

Keith Boyette prepares for retirement as the denomination gathers formally for the first time. You just don’t expect the pastor to be a lawyer. Rusty Dennen didn’t know a lot about church. He didn’t ...

Gender, emotion, medicine, electricity, ecology, literacy, rhetoric—these terms are a little thin in the indices of the standard books on John Wesley and the history of Methodism. More typical would ...

With a challenging season of church exits behind them and the recent removal of LGBTQ+ restrictions, Oklahoma United Methodists are preparing to gather in Oklahoma City to regroup — and to celebrate ― ...

Maumelle Methodists and Episcopalians say they share, as Ephesians 4:5-6 puts it, "one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all." Moving forward, they'll be sharing one building as well ...

(RNS) — The thinning of the UMC’s conservative ranks makes this week’s conference a perfect time to address the issue. They have also passed a number of petitions on social issues, including one ...

The Rev. Michael D. Stinson, lead pastor of East Point First Mallalieu United Methodist Church, sees a new future for the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. Stinson was among ...