United Methodist News Service

Some United Methodists are pleased with the return of Donald Trump to the White House in January, and others are heartbroken. Is there a middle ground?

Members of the Connectional Table — most of whom are new to the United Methodist leadership body — met for an orientation that focused on regionalization, rejecting colonial attitudes and plans for “a new future.”

On U.S. Election Day, United Methodist bishops heard about the ongoing work of overcoming racism and tribalism. A theologian urged them to look to the Bible for guidance.

African United Methodists who attended training sessions on communication and regionalization spoke of how it would help them tell the good news of the denomination.

United Methodists from across Africa gathered for training on communications and regionalization. Many have been contending with disinformation about the proposal and the church in general.

Council of Bishops President Tracy S. Malone preached of God’s deliverance on the eve of the U.S. presidential election. She sees God at work as The United Methodist Church begins a new chapter.

While there is no way to predict how members will vote, we can gain insights from voting results in counties where United Methodist churches are located.

United Methodists in the Northern Illinois Conference are celebrating a settlement reached between the conference and a breakaway faction of the former Naperville Korean United Methodist Church.

The Rev. Dr. Tori Butler speaks with Jalyn Betts, director of the Wesley Foundation of Langston University, and the Rev. Jacob Cogman, United Methodist chaplain at Howard University, about ministering to young people.

Meme for All Saints Day is available to download and share on social media.

The United Methodist Church cannot continue to treat deacons as a second class within the ordination hierarchy.

The United Methodist center’s opening described as “a call to us today and in the future to build a church where all people are seen, heard and valued.”

The United Methodist Church’s top court said a committee’s recommendation for a bishop to serve in two jurisdictions went beyond what General Conference approved.

The United Methodist Church’s top court ruled that a church closure cannot be used as a method of disaffiliation. The Judicial Council also struck down changes to church-closure law.

Church member Pascaline Mulindwa and her baby are among those killed when a ferry boat sank on Lake Kivu in war-torn eastern Congo.

The joint board meeting of United Methodist Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry was jam-packed with changes coming as the two agencies look to combine efforts and become more efficient.

Signing a mission covenant, they pledged to support 140 global missionaries for at least the next three years, a financial gift totaling more than $500,000.

Amid gripping tales from a variety of speakers at the National Summit on Mass Incarceration, the top executive of Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century shared how he is personally affected by the justice system.

Church leaders and Sand Creek representatives from the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes gathered at Iliff School of Theology to identify concrete ways the denomination can continue to work toward repentance.

Students and faculty at United Methodist-related Wesleyan University-Philippines hold events to raise funds for those affected by recent disasters, climate change.