United Methodist News Service

While recognizing The United Methodist Church’s financial constraints, church leaders have approved a recommendation to increase the number of U.S. bishops in 2028.

An ordained United Methodist, King worked for racial equality in his native Mississippi. Fellow church leaders remember his courage in the face of jailtime, rejection from church leaders and threats to his life.

La Trinidad United Methodist Church, San Antonio’s oldest Hispanic Protestant congregation, is marking its 150th anniversary while renewing its commitment to serving new generations and immigrant families.

Promoting youth involvement in leadership and maintaining yearlong connections beyond the United Methodist events have been keys to success.

Graphic for the Fourth of July available to download and share on social media.

June 11-13, Anchorage, Alaska

June 4-6 in Manchester, N.H.

Facing a deadly Ebola flare up, the East Congo Episcopal Area of The United Methodist Church is rolling out an integrated response — spiritual, medical and community based — to protect the most vulnerable populations.

While grateful that the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Trump’s executive order denying birthright citizenship, United Methodists also lament that the court upheld other measures targeting immigrants.

Jan Lawrence kept United Methodist advocates organized after the denomination strengthened bans against LGBTQ people and helped lead the way toward the longtime bans’ repeal.