Jim Patterson

As part of its new Jubilee Initiative, the Louisiana Conference is helping local churches to pay off debt, fu…

United Methodist churches in Georgia are jumping on the solar power train, helped by a tax break from the Bid…

Pastors and lay leaders gathered Aug. 2-5 for the RISE UP conference, a biennial event to help equip clergy a…

The Rev. Adam Hamilton, United Methodist pastor and Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, was honored for…

Deacons are ordained United Methodist clergy called to carry God's words and works outside church walls. This…

In 2017, Glendale United Methodist Church didn't look like it was going to survive long. But committed lay pe…

Once a scourge to conservative Christians, Dungeons & Dragons and other role-playing games are now sometimes …

The United Methodist pastor is traveling the state in his bid to become a U.S. senator. He's trying to build …

Visiting those who are incarcerated, especially on death row, is a complicated and stressful endeavor. Family…

In a job market rife with low-paying hospitality jobs, getting hired as a construction worker offers a path t…

A new book documents the late Rev. James Lawson's prominent role working with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.…

The EarthKeeper movement within The United Methodist Church celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, with a…

Rev. Bonnie McCubbin, a historian, details the long road - with some setbacks and detours - for Black Methodi…

Conversation and community building in informal settings are methods of reaching people who aren't interested…

In North Carolina, United Methodists are making good things happen from an unhappy decline in membership in s…

United Methodist ministries set in tattoo parlors, yoga studios and restaurants are reaching people outside t…

Political and moral polarization is prominent in the United States, and United Methodist pastors are treading…

The Rev. Stephen Handy envisions more United Methodist churches using the spare space in their buildings to b…

As a Los Angeles United Methodist church reels from a recent raid by ICE that led to the quick deportation of…

Some people need diapers for their children, while others need a place to recover from surgery and freedom fr…

A new novel, “The Deliverance of Barker McRae,” is set in the world of circuit preaching in the early 19th ce…

After the clock ran out on the discussion at the 2024 General Conference, debate is already underway regardin…

The Revs. Andy Oliver and Roy Terry, both United Methodists, are committed to continue protesting in response…

The Rev. Andy Oliver's journey from burnt-out pastor to passionate activist has taken some interesting stops,…