United Methodist News
- Conferences mull denomination’s future July 17, 2019During summer regional meetings, U.S. United Methodists discussed splitting or sticking with the denomination.
- Strategizing to fight HIV, AIDS in West Africa July 17, 2019Thirty delegates from Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda and the U.S. attended a United Methodist summit in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
- Coffin, former Judicial Council member, dies at 95 July 17, 2019The Rev. Wayne Coffin, Oklahoma Conference, served on The United Methodist Church’s top court from 1980-96.
- Urgency needed to combat climate change July 16, 2019United Methodists agreed at a conference on climate change that the church must be more systemic and aggressive to help keep the planet Earth supporting human life.
- Mozambique young adults save lives by donating blood July 16, 2019Young adults in Mozambique make a lifesaving decision to address a shortage of blood in public hospitals.
- Deacon went from superheroes to God July 15, 2019The Rev. Mike Friedrich is a United Methodist deacon with a Marvel-ous past. These days, the former comic book writer works to redevelop church properties in the California-Nevada Conference.
- Immigrant in United Methodist church fined $214,000 July 11, 2019Maria Chavalan Sut has been in sanctuary at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church since Oct. 1, 2018. Sut is one of several immigrants who received fines from the federal government.
- Church members donate salaries to build church July 11, 2019In the Congo, where the average annual income is $400, United Methodists raise $2.5 million.
- 2 bishops offer plan for denomination’s future July 10, 2019To deal with schism-threatening conflict over homosexuality, Bishops Bard and Jones favor making The United Methodist Church an umbrella for self-governing church groups.
- From trash to cash: Zimbabwe woman launches venture July 10, 2019By recycling plastic and cloth, Tapiwa Nyawasha supports herself and her church and encourages others to do likewise.