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United Methodist News' roots reach back to 1940, when the Commission on Public Information was created at the same General Conference that united the Methodist Protestant Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Even before that point, however, press offices with the predecessor denominations had been reporting on the life of the church. The 1968 merger of

the Methodist Church with the Evangelical United Brethren Church created today’s United Methodist Church. Four years later, Methodist Information was merged with TRAFCO (Television, Radio and Film Commission) and the Program and Benevolence Interpretation ministry, forming United Methodist Communications. The newly named United Methodist News Service became a unit of the agency. United Methodist News has been the authoritative source of information about the work of the church, reporting on church growth, outreach ministries and social issues. It has covered the church’s response to such major events as desegregation in the 1960s, the 9/11 terrorist attacks in America, the 2004 South Asia tsunami, and the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in 2014.

07/02/2025

A group of 12 potential clergy candidates met during the Holston Annual Conference to discuss God’s call on their lives. The group was testing a new curriculum created by a conference board of ordained ministry team, funded by a Forum for Theological Exploration grant.

Key points: A group of 12 met during Holston Annual Conference to discuss God's call on their lives. The group was testing a new curriculum created ...

07/01/2025

Collins Kwasi Prempeh, the first Deaf United Methodist Global Missionary, focuses on inclusion in worship and ministries. He also works to empower the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community.

Collins Kwasi Prempeh, the first Deaf United Methodist Global Missionary, focuses on inclusion in worship and ministries. He also works to empower the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Kudzai Chingwe reports from Mutare, Zimbabwe, for UM News.

07/01/2025

The General Board of Church and Society announces its five summer 2025 interns. Due to visa challenges, the social-witness agency adapted its program to offer a hybrid (in-person/virtual) internship experience, welcoming interns both in the U.S. capital and virtually from Zimbabwe.

We are pleased to announce our summer 2025 interns! Due to visa challenges, we’ve adapted our program to offer a hybrid (in-person/virtual) internship experience, welcoming interns both in Washington, D.C., and virtually from Zimbabwe.

06/30/2025

The United Methodist Church, with grants from the United Methodist Committee on Relief, is providing food and social support in war-torn eastern Congo.

06/30/2025

The website for the new United in Impact giving initiative, in support of The United Methodist Church, has launched and is now available to local churches for their awareness efforts. https://www.resourceumc.org/en/umc-resources/umcgiving/united-in-impact

06/29/2025

We in the wish you a blessed Sunday. May you experience the fruits of the Holy Spirit in your daily life.

06/29/2025

The historic bell at Dowagiac's First United Methodist Church in Michigan rang out for the first time in six years on Easter Sunday. The bell was forged in 1864 during the Civil War at the Meneely Foundry in West Troy, New York.

The church bell at Dowagiac: First UMC has a fascinating backstory and has remained mostly silent in recent years until Easter Sunday 2025.

06/28/2025

The Rev. Jack Terrell-Wilkes, like a number of United Methodists, is troubled by the rise of Christian nationalism in the U.S. He stresses that the Christian nationalism’s espousal of superiority is not the same as patriotism’s love of country.

by Rev. Jack Terrell-Wilkes In recent years, a troubling ideology known as Christian Nationalism has gained acceptance in American public life. As ...

06/27/2025

BREAKING NEWS: A Texas Supreme Court ruling deals a setback to Southern Methodist University’s move toward independence from The United Methodist Church’s South Central Jurisdictional Conference.

A Texas Supreme Court ruling deals a setback to Southern Methodist University’s move to cut ties with The United Methodist Church’s South Central Jurisdictional Conference.

06/27/2025

Children from Harare Inner-City in Zimbabwe's capital worked together to gather money and supplies to help sick children in Harare Hospital’s pediatrics unit.

Youth ages 4-12 at Harare Inner-City United Methodist Church raised $2,500 to provide gifts for children in the local hospital’s pediatric ward.

06/27/2025

The small town of Fayette, Missouri drew more than 100 people to its 25th Juneteenth celebration last week. The annual gathering was started by a United Methodist pastor and still has church at the heart of its planning and festivities.

Juneteenth has only been a national holiday since 2021, but KBIA’s Katelynn McIlwain and Rebecca Smith bring us the story of one community in rural Missouri that has been celebrating for the last 25 years.

06/26/2025

A bishop and other church leaders met to chart a way forward for Methodism in Africa. Regionalization was a big topic of conversation.

A United Methodist bishop and other church leaders met to chart a way forward for Methodism in Africa. Regionalization was a big topic of conversation.

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