United Methodist News
- Virtual worship is here for good January 25, 2021If there’s a positive side to the coronavirus for churches, it’s that many of them have dramatically upped their game online.
- What would Jesus tell the US Capitol rioters? January 21, 2021The Rev. William B. Lawrence examines the claims of Scriptural authority by violent protesters who stormed the U.S. Capitol.
- Retired pastor starts online ‘Doubter’s Parish’ January 21, 2021After setting United Methodist church work aside, the Rev. Martin Thielen reaches out to skeptics and struggling Christians, offering help and solidarity.
- North Macedonia ministry provides hope during pandemic January 19, 2021Though COVID-19 changed the lives of many, leaders of a United Methodist diaconal facility in North Macedonia, have been able to provide care without interruption.
- A less welcoming place for refugees January 19, 2021As the migration crisis continues, Europe “is becoming a fortress” where desperate people are being turned away, says a United Methodist pastor in Germany.
- A birthday letter to Martin Luther King Jr. January 15, 2021On the occasion of the 92nd birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the Rev. Reginald Lee, pastor of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, penned a birthday letter to the civil rights icon.
- Antiracism starts for white Christians: Do's and Don'ts January 15, 2021Deaconess M. Garlinda Burton, interim top executive of the denomination’s Commission on Religion and Race, offers tips for addressing racism.
- 31 United Methodists serve in 117th Congress January 15, 2021United Methodists serve on both sides of the aisle in a Congress faced with repairing a highly polarized country and responding to violence at the Capitol.
- The content of our character January 15, 2021Leading into Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Religion and Race top executive calls for the church to address its institutional racism.
- Africa University vice chancellor Furusa dies January 14, 2021Professor Munashe Furusa, 59, is being remembered as a champion for educational access for underprivileged students and an important voice for United Methodist-related higher education. He died Jan. 13.
- Former megachurch pastor gets 6 years in prison January 14, 2021Kirbyjon Caldwell, longtime leader of Houston’s Windsor Village United Methodist Church, was sentenced on a wire fraud charge.
- United Methodists killed in Congo massacre January 13, 2021Seven United Methodists from two families were among at least 25 killed in the latest violence in this East Congo territory, according to the Beni District superintendent.
- Grappling with postponed General Conference January 8, 2021Organizers of The United Methodist Church’s top legislative body have decided not to reopen the petition process but have set a timeline for dealing with postponement.
- Assault on US Capitol dismays United Methodists January 7, 2021Church members both near and far were disturbed by the actions of a mob that forced its way into the Capitol.
- COVID-19 is top church story of 2020 January 6, 2021The church response to the COVID-19 pandemic was voted the top United Methodist news story of 2020 by conference communicators in the U.S., Africa, Europe and the Philippines and UM News staff.