Worship, “Majesty,” and Jack Hayford
By Steve Beard -- Over the last 40 years, one of the most popular and memorable modern day hymns is “Majesty, Worship His Majesty” written by Jack Hayford. Congregations from all denominations around the globe have sung it with reverence and gusto. It is included in...
How I Found Hope
By Danielle Strickland -- I stole my first car when I was twelve years old. In family court, when my fate seemed to be incarceration, a leader from my church insisted I was going through a hard patch, but I could be sentenced to community service at a camp. The judge...
Large, Fast Growing UM Church Decides to Withhold Apportionments
By Walter Fenton- Evangelical United Methodist Church (EUMC), one of the denomination's fastest growing large churches, has decided to withhold paying its annual conference and general church apportionments. The Greenville, Ohio, congregation reached its decision in...
Bishops Void “Non-Conformity” Resolutions
By Thomas Lambrecht When the New England Annual Conference passed a resolution at its recent gathering in defiance of the standards of the global United Methodist Church regarding ordination and homosexuality, a "question of law" was immediately requested. When an...
Complaint Dismissed Against Openly Gay Clergywoman in Iowa
By Walter Fenton- Bishop Julius Trimble has dismissed a complaint filed against a United Methodist clergywoman who announced during a plenary session of the 2016 Iowa Annual Conference, "I am a self-avowed practicing homosexual. Or in my language, I am out, queer,...
Jerry Kulah to Address at WCA Chicago Gathering
The Rev. Jerry Kulah, West Africa Central Conference Coordinator of the UMC Africa Initiative and the dean of the Gbarnga School of Theology, a United Methodist seminary in Liberia, is set to speak at the WCA launch event Friday, October 7. Jerry is an ordained United...
Jessica LaGrone’s Invitation to the Wesleyan Covenant Association
"During this time of uncertainty and chaos in our church the Wesleyan Covenant Association is a fresh voice of hope,” says the Rev. Jessica LaGrone, Dean of the Chapel at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. In her invitation to United Methodists to join...
Chris Ritter’s Critical Analysis of “Big Tent Methodism”
The United Methodist News Service recently published a commentary by Glen Alton Messer II arguing that United Methodism encompasses "many theologies . . . united under 'one big tent.'" Our friend the Rev. Chris Ritter, pastor at Geneseo UM Church in Geneseo, Illinois...
Kimberly D. Reisman to Speak at Inaugural Event
The organizers of the Wesleyan Covenant Association are proud to announce that the Rev. Dr. Kimberly D. Reisman will be a featured speaker at its launch event set for Friday, October 7, in Chicago. Reisman is the World Director of World Methodist Evangelism. She is an...
Mark Swayze to Lead Worship at Wesleyan Covenant Association Launch Event
Singer and songwriter Mark Swayze is slated to lead worship at the Wesleyan Covenant Launch Event in Chicago on Friday, October 7. Swayze is the worship leader for the popular Harvest worship service at The Woodlands (Texas) United Methodist Church. Alison Broussard,...
Good News Calls Upon Judicial Council to Reconsider Scheduling Decision
In light of the urgent concerns related to the South Central Jurisdiction (SCJ) petition for a declaratory decision regarding the election of a self-avowed practicing homosexual as bishop, Good News calls upon the Judicial Council to reconsider its decision to...
Video: Jen Cowart’s Invitation to the Wesleyan Covenant Association Conference
"This denomination that means so much to us finds itself in unsettling times," says Jennifer Cowart, executive pastor of Harvest Church in Warner Robbins, Georgia. "How can we move forward in positive ways?" she asks in her invitation to...
