Church serves as help site in shooting wake
A woman holds a child as people line up to enter the Newtown United Methodist Church near the scene of an elementary school shooting...
Court to weigh end of clergy job guarantees
Bishops of the United Methodist Church in Angola lay hands on a new pastor during an ordination service in Luanda, Angola. A UMNS file...
Top court says Texas bishop must rule on process question for lesbian clergy candidate
The Judicial Council for the 2012-16 Quadrennium pose for a group photo during the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. Seated, from...
GC2012: Finding lost native history
The Rev. George "Tink" Tinker visits Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park on the Riverwalk in Tampa, Fla. Tinker will keynote an "Act of Repentance and...
Newtown UMC Coping in Aftermath of School Shootings
Memorial of candles, flowers, stuffed animals, and cards for the children and 6 adults who died at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown,...
Fall 2012 Judicial Council roundup
The Judicial Council for 2012-16 took up a full docket during its Oct. 24-27 session in Elk Grove Village, Ill. From left: Belton Joyner,...
Pain marks homosexuality discussion
Jo Ann Carlotto, delegate from the New England Annual (regional) Conference, wipes her eyes with a rainbow stole after General Conference delegates voted to...
UMNS: 2011 numbers show U.S. members still sliding
A web-only photo by Allan Brown/iStockphoto.com.
UMNS Report by Heather Hahn*
7:00 A.M. ET Aug. 2, 2012
The United Methodist Church saw a reduction of at least 71,971...
GC2016: Divestment debate continues
By Linda Bloom
May 2, 2016 | NEW YORK (UMNS)
Through petitions and advocacy, some United Methodists are again asking delegates to the denomination’s top legislative...
Guaranteed appointments eliminated
The Rev. We Hyun Chang, a pastor in Belmont, Mass., and a delegate from the New England annual conference, argues on May 1 for...
