General Conference

An excerpt from a map detailing the central conferences in Europe shows the Central and Southern Europe Central Conference (in red), the Germany Central Conference (in green), and the Northern Europe and Eurasia Central Conference, which contains the Eurasia Episcopal Area and the Nordic and Baltic Episcopal Area (in orange and blue respectively). Original map courtesy of UMC.org; edited by UM News.

Eurasia and Estonia begin exit from church

Church regions in Eurasia and the Baltics, built up after the breakup of the Soviet Union, now plan to leave The United Methodist Church.

General Conference

The Rev. Taylor W. Burton Edwards. Photo by Vincent Isner.

Using our brains: A proposal for General Conference

The United Methodist Church’s General Conference can look to neuroscience and neuropsychology for insights into how to make sound decisions and feel good about them.

Human Sexuality

The Rev. Lovett H. Weems Jr. Photo courtesy of Wesley Theological Seminary.

Disobedience didn’t start with sexuality debate

Defiance of rules passed by General Conference goes back to the earliest days of the first Methodist denomination in the U.S. A United Methodist professor writes about why the current debate over homosexuality is driving a church separation.

Human Sexuality

Supporters of LGBTQ rights in The United Methodist Church rally around the central Communion table at the close of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. An updated edition of “American Methodism,” a history of the denomination published by Abingdon Press, adds a chapter covering 20 years of contentious debate over sexuality. File photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Eventful 20 years added to Methodist history

Abingdon Press has published a revised edition of “American Methodism,” its history of The United Methodist Church and its predecessors. The new version adds a chapter covering 20 years of contentious debate over sexuality.

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