Worldwide

Bishop Juan de Dios Peña, episcopal leader of the Evangelical Methodist Church of El Salvador, serves Holy Communion during a worship service at the World Methodist Council meeting held Aug. 12-16 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Photo courtesy of the Evangelical Methodist Church of El Salvador.

Meeting puts focus on Salvadoran Methodism

World Methodist Council gathering strengthens ties between the Evangelical Methodist Church of El Salvador and the worldwide Methodist community while increasing the church’s visibility.

General Conference

The Rev. Stephen W. Rankin. Photo by Hillsman Stuart Jackson, © Southern Methodist University.

It is time to separate

“As Genesis 25 says of Rebekah’s twins, we are like two nations struggling in the same womb,” writes former university chaplain.

General Church

Delegates raise their hands during a session of the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis. The coronavirus pandemic has led organizers to postpone General Conference again to 2022, leaving delegates with mixed emotions. File photo by Kathleen Barry, UM News.

Another GC2020 delay brings relief, chagrin

While not disputing COVID-19’s ongoing threat, some delegates expressed frustration that so many big decisions about The United Methodist Church’s future remain on hold.

General Church

The pace of groups and individuals issuing statements and opinion pieces about the future of The United Methodist Church has picked up in recent weeks. Globe by OpenClipart-Vectors/Pixabay; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Church’s future again a hot topic

Despite pandemic-related uncertainties, there’s been a surge of commentary on whether The United Methodist Church should split.

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