A UMNS Report By Emily Snell* The North Indiana Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church meets in this 2007 file photo. A UMNS photo courtesy of Indiana Area Communications. Now that the 2012 General Conference has ended, United Methodist...

A UMNS Feature By Linda Bloom* Bishop Rosemarie Wenner of the Germany Area accepts the gavel from Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster in a “passing of the gavel” ceremony and celebration on April 26 at the Embassy Suites in Tampa, Fla. UMNS ph...

Download: QuickTime (MP4) | Windows Media (WMV) INTRO: A former stand-up comedian and bartender offers an unusual alternative to traditional church. United Methodist pastor Jerry Herships' After Hours Denver holds worship services in bars. He...

By Carrie Madren From The Interpreter Online Corlis Moniz, Clothes to Go director, take a break from sorting coats at Faith Fellowship United Methodist Church. The ministry was key t...

After several years of conversations, members of the United Methodist Church (New York Annual Conference), the Episcopal Church, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will gather to celebrate the Ecumenical Service of Holy Communion on Satur...

By Rich Peck* Delegates and visitors fill the plenary hall during the May 1 afternoon celebration of Pan-Methodist Full Communion. A UMNS photo by Kathleen Barry United Methodists from five continents addressed a wide range of challenging i...

By the Rev. Maidstone Mulenga* Bishops Deborah Lieder Kiesey (left) and Marcus Matthews give the benediction during evening worship at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose. Click on image to e...

The Judicial Council from 2008-12 poses for a group photo during the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. Seated, from left: Belton Joyner, Jon R. Gray, Susan Henry-Crowe, and Kathi Austin Mahle. Standing from left: Ruben T. Reye...

by Art_McClanahan May 4, 2012 UMNS reporter Kathy Gilbert talks about General Conference support of the DREAM Act. Dream_Act  Listen to our latest story ...

By Gerald Wolgemuth* Bishop Jane Allen Middleton presides over the May 2 service at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. A UMNS photo by John C. Goodwin. Click on image to enlarge. View more photos. Recalling the word...

By Joey Butler* Council of Bishops president Rosemarie Wenner tells dozens of demonstrators for full inclusion of gays and lesbians in The United Methodist Church that the denomination's bishops feel their pain. Several dozen demonstrators took ...

By the Rev. Jay Voorhees and the Rev. Kathy Noble May 3, 2012 Bishops Judith Craig {left}, and Rosemarie Wenner (center) negotiate with the Rev. Amy DeLong, after dozens of demonstrators demanding a more inclusive church took over the floor of a ...

A UMNS Report By Heather Hahn and the Rev. Jay Voorhees* M. Garlinda Burton, top staff executive of the United Methodist Commission on the Status and Role of Women, speaks about proposed church restructuring on May 2 during the 2012 United Met...

By Rich Peck* Bishop Janice Riggle Huie of the Houston Area presides over a May 2 debate on denominational restructure at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida. A UMNS photo by Paul Jeffrey. Click on image to enlarge. Vi...

By Rich Peck* Presiding Bishop Minerva Carcaño of the Phoenix Area surveys results of a May 1 vote on reconsidering retaining guaranteed appointments. The guarantee of an annual appointment for elders was eliminated by the 2012 United Met...

By Kathy Gilbert The Rev. We Hyun Chang, a pastor in Belmont, Mass., and a delegate from the New England annual conference, argues on May 1 for retaining guaranteed appointments for clergy, during a debate at the 2012 United Methodist General Confer...

By Rich Peck* Newly commissioned missionaries and deaconesses are presented during a mission celebration on April 29 at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. A UMNS photo by Paul Jeffrey. Click on image to enlarge. View mo...

By Linda Bloom* Bishop Robert E. Hayes Jr. takes nominations for the United Methodist Judicial Council during the denomination's General Conference in Tampa, Fla. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose.Click on image to enlarge. View more photos. Two...

A UMNS Report By Rich Peck* A delegate picks up and holds a stone in the center aisle during an April 27 "Act of Repentance toward Healing Relationships with Indigenous Peoples" at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa,...

By Neil Caldwell* Carlos S. Cao of the Philippines speaks to the issue of a set-aside bishop during floor debate at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. A UMNS photo by John C. Goodwin. Click on image to enlarge. Vie...