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Heather Hahn

Heather Hahn is the assistant news editor for United Methodist News Service.

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High court: UMC can sue for control of Southern Methodist University

The highest court in Texas handed a significant win to United Methodist efforts to maintain strong ties with Southern Methodist University....
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UMC bishops given 3% retroactive pay hike

In a highly unusual move, the board of the United Methodist Church’s finance agency voted April 25 to give the denomination’s bishops a 3 percent salary increase that will be retroactive to January...
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LGBTQ United Methodists hope to build on 2024 gains

After decades of passionate advocacy, those supporting LGBTQ inclusion in the United Methodist Church finally achieved their goals at last year’s general conference....
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Responding to UMC disaffiliations, global Methodist council sets membership rules

The United Methodist Church’s splintering has prompted Methodism’s ecumenical association to formalize its guidelines for admitting new members....
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UMC ends 52-year-old anti-gay stance

The United Methodist Church’s condemnation of homosexuality—which sparked a half-century of conflict—is now no more....
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The real story behind ‘Good King Wenceslas’

Think of it as the English-speaking world’s most popular day-after-Christmas carol....
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Church court finds UMC bishop not guilty in historic trial

A United Methodist church court found Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño—the denomination’s first Latina bishop—not guilty of four charges....
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Suspended UMC bishop moves toward church trial

United Methodist Bishop Minerva Carcaño, suspended from her duties for more than a year, appears heading toward a church trial....
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Methodists in Texas, Mexico respond after mass death of migrants

After the deaths of 53 migrants in San Antonio, United Methodists in Texas and Mexico are responding with lament, prayer, and renewed efforts to follow Jesus’ command to welcome the stranger....
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Questions, anger follow UMC conference delay

United Methodists reacted to their general conference’s third postponement—this time to 2024—with emotions ranging from outrage to relief....

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Longest serving UMC bishop dies at 93

United Methodist bishop Joseph H. Yeakel died July 4 at age 93. At the time of his death, Yeakel had been a United Methodist bishop longer than any episcopal leader still living....
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Influential United Methodist bishop Daniel C. Arichea Jr. dies at 87

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Progressive group launches new Methodist denomination

A group of progressive United Methodists and other Christians have launched a new denomination named the Liberation Methodist Connexion, or LMX....
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Georgia UMC church leaves denomination in support of LGBTQ rights

A church in Savannah, Georgia, is the first congregation in recent years to depart the United Methodist fold in support of LGBTQ inclusion....
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Tips for keeping empty church buildings safe

Even if your church building is seeing little use these days, the property still faces risk....
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UMC pastor retires 'under complaint' after sex abuse allegations

A United Methodist clergyman has retired “under complaint” after facing formal accusations of sexual misconduct and abuse from four women....

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