United Methodist News Service

Amid increased harassment from Israeli settlers, a Lutheran Palestinian family continues its nonviolent struggle to keep the “Tent of Nations” farm.

As false claims about Haitian migrants have led to bomb threats, United Methodists in Ohio, Pennsylvania and beyond are speaking out. Some of the newcomers are fellow church members.

A report on The United Methodist Church’s involvement with U.S. boarding schools for Native American children was presented at the 10th Historical Convocation. Remembrance and reconciliation is the goal of the initial research, but more work is planned.

Co-executive directors of Immigration Law & Justice Network, a United Methodist ministry, discuss how their work has changed and the challenges they face as immigration becomes more politicized.

A change in leadership represents a long-awaited remedy for decades of conflict, writes the Rev. Dr. Eunice Iliya.

Thousands of United Methodists gathered at two jubilee conventions, showing the church is “active and full of life” in the Zimbabwe Episcopal Area, church leaders say, even as some regions in Africa face turmoil post-General Conference.

The Black experience is grounded in the pain of racism, and reparative justice offers a means to address that trauma and transform relationships.

United Methodists can now support local programs and economic sustainability in the country through the new Local Advance Project giving platform.

United Methodist bishops have called for a leadership gathering in 2026 — rather than a special session of General Conference. Here is what is known so far about the event.

During the Africa Colleges of Bishops meeting, 11 episcopal leaders from the African continent pledged their support for worldwide regionalization and expressed a commitment to stay in the United Methodist connection.

As mpox cases rise, the church is mobilizing in Congo, the epicenter of the outbreak. From pastors to health relays, United Methodists are working to inform local communities about the virus and treatment.

The leadership of Gammon Theological Seminary shares ambitious plans as they seek to get the only historically Black United Methodist seminary fiscally healthy.

Nine Hartzell High School students who completed their studies in 1981 have launched a foundation to help care for poor communities in southern Africa.

Amid breakaways from The United Methodist Church, the World Methodist Council formalized its application process for new members. The group also addressed international conflicts.

Dialogue and mutual understanding of different cultures will strengthen and help carry out effective cross-racial and cross-cultural ministries.

In his 2001 commentary the Rev. Bruce Robbins says, “Do not judge another tradition by its worst practitioners and yours by its best.”

The Rev. Bruce W. Robbins, advocate for Christian unity and interfaith dialogue, dies at 73.

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Ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, an addiction medicine physician points to our Wesleyan roots of caring for those who struggle with substance abuse.