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April 29th is a Fifth Sunday of the month. As such, our church will be having only one morning Service at 10:30am, a good time of unity and conversation.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — The Commission on a Way Forward met in Los Angeles to prepare a final report for United Methodist bishops, who later this spring will determine what proposals to submit for the church’s future. Heather Hahn reports. Read story Read press release Related: Looking at Way Forward’s institutional impact

DALLAS (UMNS) — At a time when it seemed much of the world was violently splitting apart, a group of Wesleyan Christians peacefully and joyfully were coming together to form a new denomination. Historians say 50 years later, the formation of The United Methodist Church offers lessons for today. Heather Hahn reports. Read story Read […]

This year’s Special Easter Offering will be shared between a local mission, the Penn Hills Service Association, and our World-wide Emphasis: Stamping out Killer Diseases, as we support the Nyadire Mission Centre Hospital in Zimbabwe. This will help that region in providing better, continuous, safe, and sustainable water and electrical supply, starting at the Nyadire […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMC.org) — Did you know that Palm branches symbolized victory in the Roman Empire? Test your knowledge of Holy Week with a 10-question quiz. Take the quiz!

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMC.org) — “Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me.” Many United Methodists know John Newton’s words so well that we can sing more than one verse of this hymn from memory. But we may be a bit fuzzy on the concept of God’s grace. Joe Iovino writes about […]

GLENVIEW, Ill. — The Connectional Table, which acts as a coordinating body for The United Methodist Church, will hold its next board meeting April 4-7 at the Wespath Benefits and Investments office here. The 64-member board will focus on a vision for a worldwide church. The group also will hear an update on the Commission […]

NAIVASHA, Kenya — United Methodist News Service is posting reports from all annual conference sessions as we receive them. The latest is from the new Kenya-Ethiopia Conference, which had its first gathering Nov. 30-Dec. 2. Read report here Read 2017 annual conference reports

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A new book provides a comprehensive, annotated guide to the Book of Discipline for pastors and church leaders. Wesley’s Foundery Books has released “Quick and Easy Guide to United Methodist Polity” by Anne L. Burkholder and Thomas W. Elliott Jr., with foreword by Thomas Edward Frank. Read press release