UM News: Your official source of comprehensive information and news about The United Methodist Church.

Top Story

Editor's Picks

Local Church
Lisa Bowser (left), lay leader of Marshallton United Methodist Church in West Chester, Pa., speaks with Christian Boehnke as church members Neal Bowser and Jonah Eckert work in the background to renovate a disability access ramp at St. John United Methodist Church in Bridgeton, N.J. St. John is the fifth-oldest historically Native American church in the denomination. The two congregations have been sharing in ministry and fellowship since 2024 as part of Marshallton’s efforts to address racial injustice toward Indigenous people its area. Photo by David Eckert.

Church addresses historic injustice to Indigenous neighbors

A white Pennsylvania congregation has adopted a land acknowledgment statement and is walking alongside a Native American church in ministry and fellowship.
Theology and Education
Vice chancellor Peter M. Mageto speaks during the commissioning of the Africa University solar plant in Mutare, Zimbabwe, on June 6. The solar plant represents a new milestone in the university’s quest to harness sustainable green energy and escape power outages affecting the country. Photo by Africa University Public Affairs Office.

Africa University switches to solar power

Hundreds of solar panels provide power to the United Methodist institution, saving money and offering a reliable source of energy for students as the country grapples with power-shedding outages.
Social Concerns
A “geofencing” campaign aims to flood the mobile devices of worshippers in the western U.S. with anti-Palestinian messages. Several United Methodist congregations in Texas are named in a filing by Show Faith by Works, a California-based company. According to the filing, the messaging will “combat low American Evangelical Christian approval of the Nation of Israel” and “increase awareness of Palestinian ties to Hamas and support for terrorism.” Map courtesy of Google; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Firm plans to target churches with pro-Israel ads

A “geofencing” campaign aims to flood the mobile devices of worshippers in the western U.S. with anti-Palestinian messages.

Latest News

View More

Sign up for our newsletter!

Subscribe Now

More Headlines

Commentaries

VIEW MORE

United Methodist Communications is an agency of The United Methodist Church

©2025 United Methodist Communications. All Rights Reserved