• 2011 church restructure plan headed to vote
• Concerns expressed as General Conference 2012 to consider plan to consolidate general agencies into new mission, ministry center.

• 2011: Tsunami to tornadoes, floods, fires
• United Methodists reach out with help, as year’s disasters become record-setters from Japan to Joplin.

• Gay, lesbian ministry still 2011 flashpoint
• General Conference 2012 to take up revisions to Book of Discipline ban on gay clergy and officiating at same-sex unions.

• Outreach to young adults pays off in 2011
• This year, the best way churches could minister to young people may have been finding them a job. More are finding that job as clergy.

• Suffering increased for poor, hungry in 2011
• United Methodists engage in ministry with the poor, hungry and marginalized around the world.

• 2011: The year in pictures
• This week we look back at the past year. From disaster aid to helping the jobless, United Methodists across the world reacted and reached out.

• Top UMC Videos of 2011
• From TV stars to missionaries, United Methodists showed the role faith plays in their journey. And how they share that faith with others.

• Slideshow: Faith Stays Afloat
• A look at the resilience of the residents of Minot, N. D., who lost their homes when flooding devastated the town in June and July of 2011.

• Video slideshow: UMC response in Joplin
• After the deadliest single tornado in U.S. recorded weather history hits Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011, residents and volunteers talk about recovery.

2010

• Haiti, Call to Action top stories in 2010

2009

• Church retains mission focus despite hard times
• Top 10 UMTV videos of 2009
• Top Photos of 2009

2008

• Storms, nets, worldwide assembly dominate 2008 for United Methodists
• 2008: The Year in Photos

2007

• United Methodists looked outward, inward, in ’07

2006

• United Methodists marked historic firsts, anniversaries in '06
• 2006: The Year in Photos

2005

• For United Methodists and others, disasters dominated
• 2005 Pictures of the Year