General Conference shortens candidacy process
The candidacy process for ordained ministry in The United Methodist Church will be shortened by two years beginning next January.
United Methodists name new ecumenical leader
The Rev. Stephen J. Sidorak Jr. is elected to lead the Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns.
Assembly sets guidelines on clergy effectiveness
Bishops who question the effectiveness of a clergy person now have procedures for terminating the appointment.
Prayers for Myanmar and China
Churches help families left behind after raids
United Methodists scramble to assist families torn apart by an immigration raid in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Missionary recounts aftermath in Chengdu
Unnerved by earthquake, students set up makeshift tents outside their buildings.
Amendment would give voting rights to local pastors
A constitutional amendment would give local pastors, provisional members and associate members voting rights.
Myanmar bishop monitors situation at home
Bishop Zothan Mawia, visiting the United States, has been trying to respond to the May 3 cyclone from afar.
Relief efforts for Myanmar continue
The United Methodist Committee on Relief is partnering with Church World Service on aid for the cyclone-stricken nation.
Commentary: Seeking balance at General Conference
"What we are doing … is a spiritual work," says the assembly's chief scheduler, urging the 2012 gathering to observe Sabbath.
Marines receive Strength for Service devotionals
A group of soldiers based in Fort Worth, Texas, are presented with copies during the 2008 United Methodist General Conference.
UMCOR starts response to Myanmar cyclone
As the death toll rises in Myanmar, the United Methodist Committee on Relief maps out its response.
United Methodist Social Creed celebrated
The church’s Social Creed continues to express the scriptural mandate to care for the sojourner, the weak and the orphaned.
Church adopts proposed creed as litany
While the Social Creed will continue in its 1972 language, the new litany will provide an accompanying "poetic expression."
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