Methodist
For 250th anniversary of Asbury crossing, a tour of America’s historic Methodist churches
By Kit Doyle and Emily McFarlan Miller — October 22, 2021
(RNS) — Religion News Service selected a variety of historic Methodist churches to highlight during the 250th anniversary of Francis Asbury's arrival in America.
Pandemic leads churches to celebrate motherhood creatively this Sunday
By Alejandra Molina — May 8, 2020
(RNS) — In the wake of COVID-19, houses of worship are finding creative ways to honor motherhood this Sunday at a time when many churches cannot yet publicly gather.
At Border Mosque, a Muslim prayer is shared across the US-Mexico divide
By Alejandra Molina — October 28, 2019
PLAYAS DE TIJUANA, Mexico (RNS) — Imam Omar Suleiman led a binational prayer Sunday (Oct. 27) at Friendship Park, a historic meeting place on the US-Mexico border that overlooks the Pacific Ocean between San Diego and Tijuana.
New Jersey pastor files suit against Wells Fargo, state police after false arrest
By Haley Cohen — April 8, 2019
(RNS) — A New Jersey pastor has filed suit against Wells Fargo Bank and the New Jersey State Police, claiming false arrest. The Rev. Jeffrey Edwards says police and the bank falsely identified him on social media as a suspect in a check fraud case.
At the Olympics, thousands of missionaries compete for souls
By Madeline C. Mulkey — February 22, 2018
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (RNS) — Teams of Christians — Baptists, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses and more — aim to save souls at the Winter Games.
Four Chaplains Day: honoring the faith leaders who serve our troops
By Abbi Sharofsky — February 2, 2018
(RNS) — Decades later, military chaplains tear up when they speak of these four men.
Where are mainline Protestants on abortion?
By Jacob Lupfer — January 18, 2018
(RNS) — While abortion is often portrayed as a binary issue, with religious people against it and secular people for it, the truth is much more complicated.
5 faith facts about Doug Jones: Quiet Christian
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 12, 2017
(RNS) — While Roy Moore campaigned with a fundamentalist fervor, Jones' religious life has been one of quiet, consistent worship and church involvement.
Reconciliation among Christians might be closer than we think
By Mitchell T. Rozanski — October 30, 2017
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (RNS) — Working to bring Christians back together has taught me about our shared faith and how it can still light the world.
United Methodist devotions supported Clinton during the 2016 campaign
By Linda Bloom — February 7, 2017
NEW YORK (UMNS) A group of United Methodist clergywomen created #wepraywithher to join a larger devotional project for the U.S. presidential candidate and honor women who have broken glass ceilings for them.
Did God choose Trump? What it means to believe in divine intervention
By Lauren Markoe — January 17, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) For some believers, a God who picks the president is a God close at hand. For skeptics, the belief can lead to catastrophic conclusions.
Clinton describes her ‘activist, social justice faith’ to Baptists
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 8, 2016
(RNS) Hillary Clinton quoted Scripture, hymns and even St. Francis of Assisi as she spoke at length about her faith -- something she said doesn't come naturally to a 'Midwestern Methodist.'
5 faith facts about Tim Kaine: ‘I do what I do for spiritual reasons’
By Kimberly Winston — July 22, 2016
(RNS) He was raised a Roman Catholic, worked alongside Jesuits in Honduras and loves Pope Francis. But Tim Kaine separates the personal from the political when it comes to religious doctrine.
United Methodism’s global evangelical transformation
By Mark Tooley — May 27, 2016
(RNS) Decades ago it never occurred to me nor to many evangelicals in United Methodism that our church's membership decline and theological liberalism in America would be reversed by dramatic growth in Africa.
United Methodist conference seen as confusing even to God
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 22, 2016
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) But delegates on all sides of the issues were hopeful as the conference ended.
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