United Methodist News Service – Recent Articles

• Mid Africa Central Conference Balloting 2025
  Voting will take place soon for episcopal elections in the Mid Africa Central Conference. UM News will track the balloting and will have coverage of the elected bishops.
• Conference gets new name, adds bishop
  More than 300 delegates in the Mid Africa Central Conference, previously the Congo Central Conference, are meeting in Kitwe, Zambia, and plan to elect three new bishops.
• 4 United Methodists killed in Congo floods
  The floods in Kinshasa look the lives of 29 people, including four church members, and washed away the homes of about 50 United Methodist families.
• United Methodist pastor: I believe Jesus weeps with us
  Hannah Buchanan, a pastor at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, writes about grief and serving in a community that has been “shaken to its core” by deadly flooding.
• 2025 Great Plains Annual Conference
  June 5-7, Salina, Kansas
• Young adults walk paths of peace in South Korea
  In a pilgrimage organized in part by United Methodists, young adults from 15 countries learned about peacebuilding and the sacrifices to promote democracy.
• Filipino pastors serve in the Middle East
  Seven new United Methodist pastors were recently commissioned at a consecration ceremony in Doha, Qatar. These men and women answered a call to serve the spiritual needs of the Filipinos living and working in the Middle East.
• Grieving church brings comfort in Texas floods
  As the floodwaters rose, Kerrville First United Methodist Church quickly opened as a shelter. Since then, the church has provided respite for families waiting to hear about loved ones.
• US Supreme Court rulings challenge church
  United Methodist leaders urge fellow church members to speak out for biblical teachings and care for immigrants even in the face of adverse court actions.
• Center provides hope for women in Congo
  The Mama Lynn Center, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, provides training and spiritual support to women who have suffered sexual violence, helping them regain their dignity and become economically independent.