This is one of a series of stories related to the 250th anniversary of the arrival of Methodist leader Francis Asbury in the United States. (RNS) — Two and a half centuries ago, Francis Asbury arrived ...

The church has long delayed an anticipated split over LGBTQ issues — until now. It’s not going to be easy. As some in North Carolina look to disaffiliate from UMC for more conservative theology, ...

The headline in the Nov. 21, 1918, issue of the Centenary Bulletin read, “Whole Country Hears of Little Elmira Church.” The article stated, “Elmira has the honor of leading all Methodism in the ...

Gender, emotion, medicine, electricity, ecology, literacy, rhetoric—these terms are a little thin in the indices of the standard books on John Wesley and the history of Methodism. More typical would ...

Lower Manhattan is an absolute treasure for lovers of history and architecture. The layers of history run deep, with streets and sites bearing vestiges from as far back as when New York was inhabited ...

In the wild pioneer days of Arkansas in the late 1800s, tragedy was common and families could easily be torn apart by a sudden twist of fate. The most vulnerable in society, the children, were so ...