United Methodist News Service

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.

Voting has begun for three episcopal elections in the Philippines Central Conference. UM News is tracking the balloting as it happens and will have coverage as the bishops are elected.

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.

After a Tennessee United Methodist gave the Rev. Samuel Dzobo one dollar to help build a sanctuary in Zimbabwe, “miraculous things” unfolded.

In its latest study of United Methodist clergy, the Lewis Center for Church Leadership discusses the impact of disaffiliations.

Haleign Baker lost nearly everything, including her daughter, because of pill and alcohol addiction. The Dove Recovery House, where about 50 women reside and learn better ways to live, has given her hope for the future.

An East Tennessee pastor says God guided her congregation to respond to the needs of families displaced by Helene.

Church members are beginning the long, slow recovery following Helene’s devastating storm surge and flooding in the southeastern U.S. Conferences are busy supporting survivors.

Decades after serving as a mission intern in Jerusalem, a United Methodist pastor returns to the Holy Land to amplify Palestinian voices and help care for those affected by war.

A soccer-loving pastor has used his passion to nurture young players’ skills and draw new members to St. James Hwedza United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe.

As part of World Breastfeeding Week, United Methodists organized information and awareness-raising sessions to support the health of mothers and children.

With the U.S. election approaching, the United Methodist Board of Church and Society’s Election Toolkit guides members of the denomination on the values they should keep in mind as they decide who gets their vote.