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The year 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. The United and Korean Methodist churches will join Christians throughout the world to call for peace and reconciliation.
Calling for peace on the Korean Peninsula; South Central bishops urge protocol support; School offers hope in Kenya slums
Huruma United Methodist Church’s primary school supports orphans and other vulnerable children in the Mathare Valley slums.
Financial impact of GC2020 plans; Alaska votes to become mission district; 'Hidden Figures' mathematician dead at 101
No matter what happens at General Conference, United Methodist leaders predict a loss of funding. That makes planning a budget especially tough.
Cabinet members filed papers for new church group; Prague pastor goes ‘where God sends me’; Ohio church cares for police, firefighters
Three Florida Conference leaders joined in incorporating ?The Florida Methodist Church,’ but two later decided not to help start an organization separate from The United Methodist Church.
Among the 23 local United Methodist churches in the Czech Republic is one Russian-speaking church. What does it mean for its pastor to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world?
Le carême est une saison de quarante jours qui commence le Mercredi des Cendres et prend fin le Samedi Saint.
University offers path to success; Tough conversations help church grow in faith; Bishop offers new plan for unity
Le Mercredi des Cendres marque le début de la saison du Carême.
New program prepares students in Sierra Leone to retake high school exit exams so they can qualify to enroll at universities.
Liberians want changes in separation plan; Think tank to look at GC2020 possibilities; Loss always comes with separation, divorce
An African conference’s resolution calls for major amendments to a plan to let traditionalist groups leave The United Methodist Church to form a new denomination.
North Carolina pastor prays that separating parties in The United Methodist Church can find renewal and peace in division.
The commission that plans General Conference has named a group to look at how delegates can process legislation “the best way possible.”
Zimbabwe area plants church for prisoners, officers; Commentary: Seeking future liberation from past oppression
Conflict in United Methodist Church is about so much more than homosexuality, writes a gay African American pastor.
Maximum Salvation United Methodist Church offers spiritual support and counseling to inmates, prison officers and their families.
The Rev. John Wesley Z. Kurewa, the first vice chancellor of Africa University, is being remembered for his leadership and vision.
Africa University founding father dies at 87; The best-kept secret in missions; Pastor reflects on why he’s not leaving
An orthodox pastor shares eight reasons why he intends to remain in the denomination even if a separation occurs.
Apportionment collection rates in 2019 dipped below recent years, but the drop wasn’t as steep as initially projected.
Church giving surpasses worst fears; Scott-Joiner remembered; Claremont extends president’s contract
Philippines Conference Cavite endorses and sends on to the 2020 General Conference two proposals for the future of The United Methodist Church.
For this pastor, storytelling became a ministry; Philippines conference acts on protocol, Christmas Covenant; Ham radio boosts disaster preparedness
The late Rev. Frances-Helen Guest used her early experience in a Japanese prison camp to create a lifetime ministry promoting peace and justice.
Trinity United Methodist Church in Gilgil has created a new way of allowing girls to move ceremoniously from childhood to adulthood without undergoing the cut.
Kenyan church fights female genital mutilation; Webinar to detail U.S. regional conference plan; A different kind of Valentine's Day
Hundreds have signed letters calling a resolution unjust because it did not include the four women who accused a clergyman of harassment and abuse.
Conference urged to reopen misconduct case; UMW project helps rural girls stay in school; Mission agency settles employment complaint
United Methodist Women in Liberia has launched a program to make reusable sanitary pads so that girls don’t have to miss school during their menstrual cycles.
Seeking new life using discarded plastics; Church honors chaplains killed in WWII; Addressing violence in Indianapolis
More than 100 women and 50 youth are receiving weekly training at a new vocational center that was built through a collaboration between The United Methodist Church in East Congo and the Congolese government.
Sierra Leone, Michigan conferences will soon decide whether to put separation plan for The United Methodist Church on the agenda at the 2020 General Conference.
Conferences to vote on forwarding protocol legislation; Data on denomination’s finances; Church helps train marginalized women, youth
New effort starts for same-sex weddings; East Africa e-Academy supports people for ordained and lay leadership; View Pre-GC2020 presentations online.
A new group is seeking to connect LGBTQ couples with United Methodist clergy willing to officiate at their weddings.
A new Methodist e-learning program was launched in December in Kenya after a weeklong training for leaders of United Methodist East African theological colleges.
Sierra Leone church celebrates; Mission agency CEO will not stand for reelection; Concern for children helps church grow
Even as United Methodists and the Masantigie community signed a resolution, the Ministry of Lands issued a stern warning about keeping the peace.
Barrington Christian is expected to open early next year and will offer early childhood development, junior and senior schools.
Filipino United Methodists defend Lumad sanctuary; Black church leaders explore GC2020 legislation; Baltimore church helps Deaf woman get citizenship.
Bishop, church leaders condemn closure order, raid on mission center that houses 500 displaced indigenous people in Mindanao, Philippines.
German church proposes deleting all Book of Discipline passages about ordination of LGBTQ clergy and blessing of same-sex marriages, while creating an association for those who hold to current bans.
The group that organizes General Conference also received an update on challenges that U.S. actions are presenting in getting visas for delegates.
United Methodist seminar helps churches expand and strengthen programs for those struggling with substance abuse.
United Methodists got a preview of proposals heading to General Conference, including different plans aimed at ending the fight over LGBTQ inclusion.
The 14-item docket for the United Methodist Judicial Council spring meeting includes review of five rulings from a conference working to find its own “way forward” and the continuation of a request related to improper voting.
Church helps family find home after tragedy; Jurisdiction recommends electing just 1 bishop; Conference hosts GC2020 listening sessions