Evangelism

Church Growth
The Rev. Ken Suhr, director of leadership and congregational vitality for the California-Pacific Conference, delivers the keynote address on the “DNA of Growing Churches” during the 2026 Growing Church Conference at First United Methodist Church of San Diego. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Growing Church Conference calls leaders back to discipleship

The gathering has evolved from a jurisdictional initiative into a nationwide event, now welcoming pastors serving cross-racial and cross-cultural appointments.
Mission and Ministry
Screen shot from video by the UAE Media team

Overseas Filipino workers celebrate faith in a faraway land

Overseas Filipino workers and migrants gathered to celebrate the founding The United Methodist Church in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
Local Church
United Methodist Birchenough Local Church in Birchenough, Zimbabwe, was planted in the early 1970s and the congregation worshipped under this muucha tree until a permanent sanctuary was completed in 2025. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

Brick by brick, persistent pastor builds own church

After decades worshipping under a tree in Zimbabwe, United Methodist congregation gets permanent sanctuary constructed by local pastor and his family.
Faith Sharing
Photo by Josh Applegate, courtesy of Unsplash; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News

Social media graphics from UM News

Graphic for Ash Wednesday available to download and share on social media.

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