United Methodist News Service – Recent Articles

• Middle East United Methodists feel brunt of war
  Filipino United Methodists who work and worship along the Arabian Peninsula have been caught in the crossfire of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.
• Methodist prodigy became a maestro
  Charles H. Webb, who died April 13 at age 93, served The United Methodist Church during a long, stellar music career.
• Survey gives shape to Leadership Gathering
  United Methodists participating in the Leadership Gathering got a preview April 25 of what they will be working on when they meet in October.
• Bishops elect interim General Conference head
  Emily Allen will lead the planning of The United Methodist Church’s international legislative assembly, next scheduled in 2028.
• Minjung theology offers lessons for today
  Though this form of liberation theology emerged over 50 years ago in South Korea, its emphasis on the struggles of the oppressed and marginalized resonates across national boundaries today.
• Bishops urged to stop looking backward
  In a time of great instability and injustice, United Methodist Council of Bishops President Tracy S. Malone encouraged fellow church leaders to move beyond institutional anxieties and be formed anew as witnesses for Christ.
• Church court overturns bishop funding structure
  The United Methodist Church’s top court has ruled unconstitutional some changes General Conference made that affect the funding of U.S. bishops.
• Why Lawson selected Yellin as his co-author
  The relationship of veteran reporter Emily Yellin with civil rights leader the Rev. James Lawson began when Yellin was 5 years old.
• Secondary school transforms lives in Tanzania
  Its goal is to develop disciples of Jesus who are academically strong, rooted in faith, socially responsible and ready to serve beyond Tanzania’s borders.
• The heroic life of the Rev. James Lawson
  A new book documents the late United Methodist pastor’s prominent role working with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement.