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By Dianne Burnett In a landmark moment for the Global Methodist Church, the Assembly of Bishops gathered for their inaugural…

By Morgan Howe As preachers’ kids who grew up in The United Methodist Church, Revs. Sarah and Gabe Wanck, respectively…

By Morgan Howe If you’ve ever visited The Woodlands Methodist Church in Houston, Texas, it’s evident that students play a…

The Global Methodist Church’s Global Episcopacy Committee (GEC) is pleased to announce the assignments for bishops elected by the recent…

As we emerge from the pivotal convening General Conference in San Jose, a sense of renewed purpose and determination is…

By Keith Boyette My tenure as Transitional Connectional Officer of the Global Methodist Church draws to a close at the…

By Walter Fenton Since John Wesley and his friends founded the Methodist movement in the middle of the eighteenth century,…

By Bishop Scott J. Jones and Bishop Mark J. Webb Three weeks from now several hundred Global Methodist leaders will…

By Walter Fenton There is universal agreement in the Global Methodist Church that passing down the good news of Jesus…

By Walter Fenton “Don’t get me wrong, it has been a great privilege to serve the Global Methodist Church during…

By Dianne Burnett At its meeting on August 5, the Transitional Leadership Council (TLC) of the Global Methodist Church celebrated…

By Walter B. Fenton For widely understood reasons, many Global Methodists do not have warm feelings about General Conferences. They…

By Morgan Howe Like scores of Global Methodist local churches, Wesley Methodist Church in LaGrange, Georgia, is the result of…

By Walter Fenton Regardless of one’s political perspective, a national tragedy was averted when former President Donald Trump escaped a…

By Keith Boyette A core value of the Global Methodist Church is to reduce the institutional footprint of the general…

Tens of thousands of Global Methodists in the coastal Texas area are among millions of people who are without power…

By Keith Boyette Since the announcement of its formation in March of 2022, the Global Methodist Church has proclaimed that…

By Walter B. Fenton On February 26, 2019, presiding Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey gaveled to a close The United Methodist…

The Global Methodist Church is seeking an experienced and dynamic Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer to lead and manage the financial and…

By Dianne Burnett The formation of new provisional annual conferences outside the United States is a complex process. A leadership…

By Walter Fenton “It is a huge challenge and a regular topic of conversation at every level of the denomination,”…

By Walter Fenton After an extensive search process, the Global Methodist Church’s Transitional Leadership Council confirmed at its Monday, June…

The Global Methodist Church (GM Church) today launched its new "Find-A-Church" function on its website. This feature allows individuals in…

Recently MinistrySafe, a strategic ministry partner of the Global Methodist Church (GM Church) announced an increase in prices charged to…

By Dianne Burnett In a move aimed at bolstering resources and support for its conferences and churches, the Global Methodist…

By Dianne Burnett Under the guidance of Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison, President Pro Tempore of the Great Lakes Provisional Conference,…

By Dianne Burnett On Mother's Day, we celebrate the timeless narratives of mothers in the Bible, whose stories radiate with…

By Walter B. Fenton “When Bishop Scott [Jones] and his wife Mary Lou [Reece] visited the ministry where I am…

By Dianne Burnett To ensure the local church remains a place to allow for people to make disciples of Jesus…

By Dianne Burnett The Global Methodist Church’s Transitional Leadership Council recently endorsed and entered into a partnership with the Planters…

By Dianne Burnett The first ever 2:42 Conference, hosted by the Global Methodist Church, recently took place at Lake Junaluska…

By Walter B. Fenton The Global Methodist Church’s Transitional Leadership Council is proposing the election of interim bishops to serve…

With the highly anticipated convening General Conference in San Jose, Costa Rica, rapidly approaching, the Global Methodist Church is delighted…

By Erik Grayson “You’re the presiding elder?” and “You’re too young!”  are two examples of phrases I have heard over…

By Suzanne Nicholson Broken An Easter Poem death has the last word. We cannot say Life has won. Your eyes…

The Global Methodist Church is seeking an experienced leader to serve as its connectional operations officer. As a key member…

By Walter B. Fenton The Rev. Keith Boyette, the Global Methodist Church’s Chief Connectional Officer, has informed the Transitional Leadership…

By Walter B. Fenton This past Monday, the Global Methodist Church’s Transitional Leadership Council voted to propose a constitution to…

By Dianne Burnett On Monday, March 4, 2024, the Transitional Leadership Council approved an allocation of 260 delegates to the…

By Walter Fenton The Global Methodist Church’s Transitional Leadership Council has announced the release of a document setting forth a…

By Walter Fenton Earlier this month, the Global Methodist Church’s Transitional Leadership Council authorized the launch of its first non-geographical…

By Bishop Mark J. Webb Sometimes we get so busy living, that we forget the purpose for our lives. Then…

By Walter B. Fenton “I am incredibly humbled and filled with excitement as I prepare to join the remarkable team…

By Walter B. Fenton The Rev. Keith Boyette, the Global Methodist Church’s Chief Connectional Officer, has announced that John Lomperis…

By Walter Fenton The Global Methodist Church’s Transitional Leadership Council has announced that approximately 350 delegates from all around the…

By Walter Fenton “Prayer teams and networks all around the Global Methodist Church are daily calling on the Lord for…

By Walter B. Fenton The Global Methodist Church’s Transitional Leadership Council has released the logo and theme for its convening…

The Global Methodist Church is committed to providing benefits that are aligned with our values and that enhance the well-being…

By Walter B. Fenton Taking root and growing in the desert is no easy task, but two new Global Methodist…

Upon the recommendation of the Global Methodist Church’s Benefits Team the Church’s Transitional Leadership Council has approved a shift from…

By Keith Boyette Over my years of ministry, I have marked each new year by participating in Wesley’s Covenant Service.…

December 29, 2023 Turning points mark major transitions in our lives. Sometimes they are personal. When I think about my…

December 24, 2023 I have such fond memories of the Christmas season in my life as a child. I grew…

By Gabriella Kopas December 20, 2023 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring…

By Arturo Cadar December 13, 2023 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a…

By Luther Oconer December 6, 2023 I come from a country where anticipation for Christmas begins as early as September…

By Walter Fenton December 4, 2023 The Global Methodist Church has opened the GMC Store, an online site where its…

By Henriette Lokoto Okele November 29, 2023 Dear brothers and sisters, in this time of our existence, when we face…

The Reverend Angela Pleasants has announced her departure from her position as Director of Clergy and Church Relations with the…

November 27, 2023 At its November 20, 2023, weekly meeting, The Global Methodist Church’s Transitional Leadership Council received the Rev.…

By Cara Nicklas November 22, 2023 Like many families, mine does not settle for just one Thanksgiving dinner. On Thanksgiving…

The Global Methodist Church is seeking an experienced leader to serve as its General Conference Business Manager. The selected applicant…

By Walter B. Fenton November 15, 2023 “At the beginning of this year, I never imagined I’d be in the…

The Global Methodist Church is seeking an experienced and dynamic Executive Communications Director to lead and manage our communications and…

By Walter B. Fenton November 08, 2023 “We have over 300 local churches in the country meeting under trees or…

By Walter B. Fenton November 1, 2023 “It is worth remembering that this church started from nothing,” said the Rev.…

By Walter B. Fenton October 25, 2023 Plans for the Global Methodist Church’s convening General Conference in San Jose, Costa…

By Walter B. Fenton October 18, 2023 “Honestly, planning the Church’s first General Conference is like being the first people…

By Walter Fenton October 11, 2023 The Global Methodist Church’s Endorsement Ministry continues to grow and gain momentum. The ministry…

By Walter Fenton October 4, 2023 The Global Methodist Church’s Transitional Leadership Council has announced that the new denomination’s convening…

First Global Methodist Church Dallas By Walter Fenton September 27, 2023 “God is giving us a great opportunity to start…

By Keith Boyette September 20, 2023 The Global Methodist Church exists to make disciples of Jesus Christ who worship passionately,…

By Walter B. Fenton September 13, 2023 With the recent authorizations of a transitional district advisory team (TDAT) in Virginia…

By Walter B. Fenton September 6, 2023 Fifty-eight local United Methodist congregations in Kenya voted to withdraw from The United…

By Bishop Scott J. Jones August 30, 2023 Jesus said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers…

By Walter B. Fenton In just 15 months the Global Methodist Church has welcomed 3,150 local congregations, launched 13 provisional…

According to news reports, almost the entire city of Lahaina, Hawaii, on the island of Maui, was destroyed by fire.…

By Walter B. Fenton In just 16 pages, near the very front of its Transitional Book of Doctrines and Discipline,…

By Chassity Neckers “We are excited you are here!” This is something I say to a new person every Sunday…

By Walter B. Fenton “Pastor, I’m honored you’d ask . . .,” and then the word every pastor of a…

The Transitional Leadership Council of the Global Methodist Church has approved Truett Seminary’s Pastoral Studies Program as an alternative educational…

By Keith Boyette Fifteen months from its launch, the Global Methodist Church continues to grow and mature. Much has occurred…

By Bishop Scott J. Jones God’s church is on the move! That idea was proclaimed by dozens of persons wearing…

By Keith Boyette The church must be a safe place for persons of all ages to experience the presence and…

By Walter B. Fenton At its June 19, 2023, weekly meeting, the Global Methodist Church’s Transitional Leadership Council (TLC) received…

By Walter B. Fenton According to a recent Christianity Today article nearly 6,000 local churches have disaffiliated from The United…

By Bishop Mark J. Webb “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always offering prayer with joy…

By Bishop Mark J. Webb My mother-in-law loved to do jigsaw puzzles. I did not share that love, because of…

By Walter B. Fenton “The inspiration for the name of the Global Methodist Church’s e-newsletter – Crossroads – came from…

By Walter B. Fenton At its May 22, 2023, weekly meeting, The Global Methodist Church’s Transitional Leadership Council (TLC) received…

By Walter B. Fenton The Global Methodist Church is pleased to announce that Seedbed has published a Catechism of the…

By Keith Boyette An overarching goal for the Global Methodist Church is to ensure that as much of the tithes…

By Walter B. Fenton “We’re looking forward to making connections with other local Global Methodist churches in our area and…

By Paul Lawler The Global Methodist Church recently served as the primary sponsor of the Beyond These Walls Conference, drawing over 600 participants…

By Keith Boyette As the Global Methodist Church prepares to observe its first anniversary on May 1, 2023, it is…

By Walter B. Fenton “I am sold out and all in for the Global Methodist Church,” said Ms. Katherine Reiley,…

By Keith Boyette On March 20, the application process for local churches and clergy to be aligned with the Global…

Keith Boyette  Mid-America Christian University (MACU), a private Christian university located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been approved as a…

By Bishop Mark J. Webb “Hosanna!  Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord; blessed is the…

By Bishop Scott J. Jones Methodism has been a missionary movement since its very beginning. One of the earliest description…

By Keith Boyette Local churches and clergy wanting to join the Global Methodist Church will now complete and submit their…

By Keith Boyette The Global Methodist Church’s Transitional Leadership Council has approved United Theological Seminary’s (Dayton, Ohio) Certificate in Theology and…

The Global Methodist Church celebrates the launch of “Inspire – the Webinar of the Global Methodist Church.” Inspire will be…

By Keith Boyette The Global Methodist Church is pleased to announce that Asbury Theological Seminary, Ashland Theological Seminary, Beeson Divinity…

By Bishop Mark J. Webb Recently I was in an airport with some time to kill and found myself perusing…

By Walter Fenton “It started with a desire at McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church (Powder Springs,Georgia), to learn healthy and…

By Walter Fenton  “When I first entered the balcony, I had a moment where I couldn’t breathe—there was a weight…

By Chassity Neckers As Global Methodists, it is our mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ who worship passionately, love…

By Walter Fenton The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has officially recognized the Global Methodist Church as a religious…

By Bishop Mark J. Webb “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you…

By Bishop Scott Jones Years ago, I quit praying, “God, please bless what I am doing.” Instead, I have prayed…

A Report from Rev. Keith Boyette, Transitional Connectional Officer I sometimes hear people say: “The Global Methodist Church (GM Church)…

By Walter B. Fenton United Methodist Bishop Scott Jameson Jones, the former leader of the UM Church’s Great Plains and…

By Walter B. Fenton United Methodist Bishop Mark J. Webb, the former leader of the UM Church’s Upper New York…

By Walter B. Fenton Fortunately, other than sore muscles and bruised egos, we returned safely to the lodge after an…

By Keith Boyette The incarnation is a linchpin of the Christian faith. Orthodox Christianity, as confessed in the Apostles’ and…

A Message from the Global Methodist Church Prayer Steering Committee Recently Rev. Dr. Terry Teykl challenged and inspired some Global…

By Nako Kellum Many people go home for the holidays. Before the Covid-19 Pandemic, I used to go back to…

By Suzanne Nicholson A modern fairy tale describes a scorpion asking a frog to give him a ride across a…

By Daniel G. Topalski The Advent season starts with a prophetic reminder of the last days – the days to…

By Keith Boyette With grateful hearts, we pause to give thanks to and praise God for his extraordinary acts in…

By Walter B. Fenton How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! Psalm 133.1 As…

By Keith Boyette The mission of the Global Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ who worship passionately,…

By Walter B. Fenton Oklahoma attorney Cara Nicklas has been elected to serve as chairwoman of the Global Methodist Church’s…

By Walter B. Fenton Just when many local churches in the United States despaired of ever attracting Millennials (26 –…

By Walter B. Fenton “We never believed we’d be living in a time like this,” said the Rev. Tsvetan Iliev,…

Within a day of Hurricane Ian making landfall in Florida, disaster relief provided through the generosity of donors to the…

By Keith Boyette  Gratitude – thankfulness – is a wonderful attitude. Gratitude means someone or something has been seen, acknowledged,…

By Scott Pattison & Jill Jackson-Sears Two years ago the Revitalization Task Force of the Wesleyan Covenant Association, under the…

Many of our sisters and brothers in Florida and elsewhere have a long road ahead of them as they assess…

By Walter B. Fenton As it has done so often, Africa Initiative continues to exhibit grace, wisdom, and courage in…

By Keith Boyette This past Saturday, 82 churches in the Central Texas Conference completed the process of withdrawing from The…

By Walter B. Fenton The Rev. Dr. Jeff Greenway and Bishop Emeritus Mike Lowry pull no punches in their newly…

By Keith Boyette The decision on who will be the pastor of a congregation is among the most important decisions…

By Keith Boyette Since the Global Methodist Church launched on May 1, 2022, we have received member congregations in Eurasia,…

By Walter B. Fenton Less than four months from its origins, the Global Methodist Church continues to welcome local churches…

By Steve Cordle “I think you’d make a good church planter.” I was surprised when a fellow pastor said that…

By Walter B. Fenton The Global Methodist Church’s Transitional Leadership Council (TLC) adopted a catechism for the new denomination on…