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As Zeta, the 11th named storm to hit the U.S. this year, was headed to the Gulf Coast, Louisiana Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey mused, “It seems like 777.”

With COVID-19 still menacing the globe, organizers are exploring various options for holding what many expect to be a pivotal General Conference.

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

The Rev. Amanda McMurtrey expects to spend 16 hours on Election Day checking in voters, issuing ballots and ensuring people can have a say in their governance. But in the months before Nov. 3 when she takes on the responsibilities of an election judge, the United Methodist pastor already has helped more than a dozen churches host voter-registration events.

Teddy Brawner didn’t sound so good, but he wanted to tell anyone still skeptical that the coronavirus is serious business.

Citing the pandemic’s ongoing threat, United Methodists and Episcopalians have put plans for full communion between their two denominations on hold for now.

Jesus calls his followers to love their neighbor. So why have Christians found ways to refuse their neighbors not just love but basic dignity?

Our hearts are broken, and we're devastated by the sudden departure of Bishop Yambasu. This is a great blow to the people called United Methodists! It is our hope and prayer that God will comfort the family in particular and The United Methodist family at large. May his soul rest in perfect peace.

The pandemic’s economic wreckage has left its mark on United Methodist ledgers. However, giving to denomination-wide ministries rebounded slightly in July.

What if changing two small words could make a significant difference in racial justice work?

As we’ve all seen in the past few months, church reopening can be challenging. But for more than 400 United Methodist Churches in the New York Annual Conference (NYAC), the bar was set even higher...

God always has a wonderful way of placing the right people, in the right place, at the right time. But this happens, as many say, for a reason and a season. And believing it, doesn’t lessen the sadness when the time comes to say “goodbye” to one of your own.

As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic requires social distancing and vigorous cleaning, churches must weigh whether to continue only worshipping online or reopening buildings in limited capacities. Others have begun to move outside.

Faced with a back-to-school season like no other, the Rev. Chrissy Ruehl told her husband: “Somebody should do something.”

Our hearts are broken, and we're devastated by this sudden departure of Bishop Yambasu. This is a great blow to the people called United Methodists! It is our hope and prayers that God will comfort the family in particular and The United Methodist family at large.