United Methodist News Service

A young adult church member was shot and two toddlers died in a fire as fighting between members of The United Methodist Church and the breakaway Global Methodist Church escalated in rural Nigeria.

As The United Methodist Church deals with deep budget cuts, the denomination’s financial leaders supported the bishops’ request for no salary increase.

Members of Spruce Pine UMC suffered losses in Hurricane Helene, yet they immediately went to work caring for neighbors and welcoming UMVIM volunteers.

A Middle Tennessee church holiday pageant inspired a lighthearted Christmas single from singer-songwriter Amy Speace. It’s called “First United Methodist Day Care Christmas Show.”

This year, United Methodists mourned the passing of beloved bishops, committed evangelists, church pioneers and the pastor who taught many of the Civil Rights Movement’s most prominent leaders how to transform the U.S. nonviolently.

Methodist young adults from Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia and Vietnam gathered Nov. 4-8 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for 2024 ASCEND, a global leadership development training event.

The longtime district superintendent was the second bishop elected at the West Africa Central Conference.

The longtime leader in the Southern Nigeria Conference was the first bishop elected at the West Africa Central Conference.

Memes for Christmas and Advent are available to download in four languages and share on social media.

Founded in 2022, the church school is the only secondary school in the Rubirizi region, home to around 21,000 people.

Voting has begun in the West Africa Central Conference. UM News is tracking the balloting as it happens and will have coverage as the bishops are elected.

An encounter with neo-Nazis shows how fear, the need for belonging and distorted views about Christianity form a dangerous mix.

The Rev. Steven Barber has found a unique place to pursue his calling as a United Methodist pastor. He’s made it his business to minister to professional wrestlers who work for small wrestling promotions in Alabama.

Following a natural disaster like Hurricane Helene, some victims can fall through the cracks between social services. In North Carolina, United Methodists have been providing an important safety net.

Following a natural disaster like Hurricane Helene, some victims can fall through the cracks between social services. In North Carolina, United Methodists have been providing an important safety net.

A distinctly separate order from deacons, deaconesses and home missioners serve in a wide variety of full-time lay ministries for the church.

The Rev. Norest M. Nyakudanga became the first lay member in Zimbabwe to be honored with a posthumous ordination for decades of preaching in The United Methodist Church.

With mostly new membership, the group that plans The United Methodist Church’s big legislative assembly hopes to turn the page on past mistakes and act with more transparency.

At two global AIDS conferences, numerous speakers emphasized that faith communities can play a vital role in combating the stigma attached to the disease.

After a military coup forced him out of his native Liberia, United Methodist Bishop Bennie Warner began ministry anew in the U.S. He died at age 89 after serving in Oklahoma and Arkansas.