Bishop Christian Alsted and Filipino deaconess Norma P. Dollaga both received the World Methodist Council’s highest honor for courageous ministry in very different contexts.
The board of the United Methodist finance agency elected officers, tackled a tough situation in Nigeria and confronted lingering worries about the denomination’s financial picture.
After 58 years, Capitol Hill United Methodist Church in Washington is taking steps to reposition its connection to J. Edgar Hoover, the longtime chief of the FBI whose legacy has gotten murky since his 1972 death
Mother African Zoar United Methodist Church, under the leadership of the Rev. William A. Brawner, embarked on a campaign to help people in Philadelphia reclaim their political voice. The goal: Help 1,000 neighbors register and vote in the upcoming election.
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The 2024 General Conference received nearly 30 petitions to request that the disaffiliation provisions of the expired Paragraph 2553 be extended in some way. Instead, it deleted the paragraph. How did this happen, and what will happen now that disaffiliation is no longer an option?
Commentaries
Attending someone else’s ‘family reunion’
Putting hope in the 'harder thing'
‘We refuse to be enemies’
How one conference reflects hope for future
Reflecting on the deaths of three ‘giants’
Gratitude for diverse ministry
‘Strangely warmed’ by General Conference experience
On toward Christian perfection after General Conference