A pending separation and changing international composition find The United Methodist Church in a time of rethinking what it means to be a church, and a global church at that.
The recent move by United Methodists in Bulgaria and Romania to leave the denomination is the latest in a history of separations within the Methodist tradition.
Even as the pandemic forced churches to close their buildings, social media opened new doors for United Methodists to make disciples across continents.
Tim Tanton with United Methodist News talks about giving voice to the voiceless and why freedom of information is essential not only for society but for the church.