United Methodist News Service – Recent Articles

• Countering federal violence with neighborly love
  United Methodists across the U.S. led prayer vigils and joined protests in solidarity with their neighbors after federal immigration enforcement agents killed Renee Good in Minneapolis and shot two people in Portland, Oregon.
• Filipino United Methodists celebrate mission in Middle East
  Philippines Regional Conference bishops join church members working abroad in the United Arab Emirates for a time of fellowship and spiritual renewal.
• A plea for ‘costly solidarity’ in Middle East
  How is God calling us to respond to the ongoing violence in the Middle East? A pastor shares insights from the West Bank.
• 2025: The year in photos
  United Methodists around the world are living into the denomination’s new vision to "love boldly, serve joyfully, and lead courageously in local communities and worldwide connections.” UM News, the denomination's official news service, documented a year in the life of United Methodism worldwide.
• Bishop Gamboa remembered as humble shepherd
  e educator and trailblazing United Methodist leader pioneered mission in the Philippines’ Davao Episcopal Area. Gamboa died Dec. 22 at age 97.
• Group zeroes in on number, work of US bishops
  A United Methodist task force is dealing with the biggest change to setting the number of U.S. bishops in nearly 90 years. The group is focusing on missional needs while also facing the aftermath of church exits.
• 2025 Mozambique South Annual Conference
  Dec. 11-14, Xai Xai, Mozambique
• 2025 Mozambique Southeast Annual Conference
  Dec. 4-7, Massinga, Mozambique
• Equipping men in Africa to make disciples
  United Methodist Men gathered African church leaders for a historic meeting to share ideas and collaborate on a vision for men’s ministry on the continent.
• 2025: Remembering United Methodists of note
  This year, United Methodists mourned the passing of the bishop behind a popular Bible study, an influential advocate ordained on his deathbed and the last surviving World War II flying ace in the U.S.