Directory

This international directory offers primary contact information for official organizations of The United Methodist Church and organizations affiliated with the denomination. Please visit our interactive Global Map feature to locate regional resources and contact information.

Regional Offices

• Churches: Find-A-Church.org is the online directory of churches in the United States.
• International Churches: This resource will direct you to the appropriate episcopal office to locate churches outside the United States.
• Districts: A regional office that resources a particular group of churches or charges, supervised by a district superintendent.
• Annual Conferences: A regional office, supervised a bishop. There are 63 annual conferences in the United States and 59 outside the U.S. in Africa, Europe and the Philippines.
• Jurisdictions: There are five geographic areas in the United States, each composed of several annual conferences.
• General Boards and Agencies: Any council, board, commission, committee or other unit established to carry out denominational work.
• Bishops/Episcopal Area: A regional office, superivised by a bishop.

Denominational organizations

• Camp and Retreat Centers: United Methodist camp and retreat centers in the United States.
• Child and Youth Services: United Methodist-related agencies that offer educational, residential, counseling and family support services.
• Community Services: United Methodist-related social service agencies and community centers.
• Foundations: Organizations that support specific conference or agency related ministries.
• Hospitals: United Methodist-related hospitals and health care facilities in the United States.
• Media Centers: United Methodist centers that provide media resources for Christian formation.
• Older Adult Facilities: United Methodist-related nursing homes, retirement homes and other older adult services.
• School and Seminaries: United Methodist-related seminaries, colleges, universities and precollegiate schools.

Leadership

• Bishops: Primary contact information for bishop of The United Methodist Church
• Connectional Table: Primary contact for the Connectional Table
• District Superintendents: Primary contact information for district superintendents in the United States
• General Board and Agency Staff Directory: This resource provides contact information for agency staff.

Publications and websites

• Regional Publications: Online access to annual conference print and electronic publications
• General Board and Agency Publications: Online access to general board and agency print and electronic publications

• Local Church Websites: Please search our Find-A-Church.org database to locate a church and their website address.
• District Websites: Please search our district locator to access regional websites.
• Annual Conference Websites: Please search our annual conference locator to access regional websites.
• Jurisdiction Websites: Please search our jurisdiction locator to access regional websites.
• General Board and Agency Websites: Please search our general church locator to access ministry area websites.

Affiliated and ecumenical organizations

• Affiliated Organizations: Affiliated organizations, while not part of the official United Methodist Church structure, provide support and resources to the mission and ministry of the denomination.
• Ecumenical Organizations: Locate organizations that have official relationship with The United Methodist Church.