Discipleship

Participants toss beach balls around in a time of fellowship during the SCD 2026 — RISE UP: Love, Serve, Lead conference, held Aug. 2-5 at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio. Discipleship Ministries’ biennial event help equip clergy and lay leaders to plant, revitalize and innovate local churches. Photo by Scott Hughes, Discipleship Ministries.

Church called to ‘rise up’ amid loneliness, AI

Pastors and lay leaders gathered Aug. 2-5 for the RISE UP conference, a biennial event to help equip clergy and lay leaders to plant, revitalize and innovate local churches.

Local Church

Christ United Methodist Church in Bethel Park, Pa., serves fried fish sandwiches on Feb. 27 during one of the church’s annual Lenten fish fries. The profit the church receives from selling thousands of $16 dinners goes toward feeding local unhoused people and supporting the fast-growing congregation. Photo by Jenn Morgan.

United Methodists hooked on fish fries too

Borrowing from Catholic tradition, United Methodists in Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York and New Mexico are preparing and serving hundreds of fish dinners on Friday nights throughout Lent.

Mission and Ministry

The Rev. Paul W. Chilcote. Photo courtesy of the author.

A refreshed Wesleyan vision is emerging

As it moves past a divisive time, The United Methodist Church can experience renewal by embracing the values laid out by John and Charles Wesley.

Discipleship

Two Thai Christians perform a ritual dance during opening worship for the third Asia Upper Room leadership seminar on Oct. 23 in Bangkok, Thailand. Methodists from across Asia came together for the gathering and to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Thai edition of The Upper Room daily devotional published by The United Methodist Church. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Asia Upper Room partners prepare for the future

Methodists from across Asia came together Oct. 23-27 in Bangkok for the third Asia Upper Room leadership seminar and to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Thai Upper Room Edition.

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