The United Methodist Council of Bishops has the authority to call jurisdictional conferences this year to elect and assign new episcopal leaders in the U.S.

Amid ongoing pandemic concerns, some within the United Methodist Church are pushing to postpone what will be a watershed General Conference. Others want to press on.

What does a predicted denominational split and an unpredictable pandemic mean for The United Methodist Church’s bottom line?

A group of United Methodists is urging bishops to allow congregations to exit the denomination with property now, rather than wait for General Conference where the UMC will decide on the issue of LGBTQ inclusion.

United Methodists are reaching out with their prayers and pocketbooks as Haiti faces a devastating earthquake and encroaching major storm.

Citing strife over a new pastor’s appointment and other issues, North Georgia Conference leaders voted to take over management of the conference’s largest-membership congregation.

After postponing their 2020 conference to 2021, the United Methodist Church has just announced that General Conference 2022 is what they are now planning for, as the pandemic has stretched into a second year.

With no end in sight to the deadly pandemic, a number of United Methodist leaders are urging that the UMC General Conference be virtual—if it’s to be held at all next year.