Faithful Alternative to the Fiscal Cliff
Jim Winkler, General Secretary of the General Board of Church & Society
As President Obama and Congressional leaders continue negotiations to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff,”...
United Methodist Church offers the gift of hospitality
Nashville, Tennessee: The United Methodist Church is taking to the streets of nine major U.S. cities to offer the gift of hospitality this Christmas...
Two bishops differ on same-sex union
Retired Bishop Melvin Talbert speaking in May of 2012 at the Reconciling Ministries tabernacle located near the site of the General Conference in Tampa,...
GC2012: Delegates set rules for business
Erin Hawkins, chief executive officer of the General Commission on Religion and Race, leads a training for delegates on cultural sensitivity during the opening...
Dynamic Speakers, Hollywood Writers, & Film Screening Headline UMC LEAD 2016
November 24, 2015 - The Loft LA, at Westwood United Methodist Church, and the Palomar Hotel will play host to the 2016 LEAD Conference,...
Hundreds of Volunteers Return to Repair and Rebuild Homes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The first teams of skilled volunteers arrived in Alaska earlier this week to continue rebuilding efforts in four Interior communities affected...
Poll: Making disciples tops United Methodists’ priorities; sexuality ranks low
More than 90 percent of members say church shouldn’t split over issue
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A new poll of United Methodists in the United States shows that...
General Conference 2016 officially begins
By Barbara Dunlap-Berg
May 10, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
With a drum welcome from indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, United Methodists gathered here for...
