United Methodist Church News

United Methodist Bishops Support Latin America and Caribbean Bishops on Venezuela:

"We join our Methodist siblings across Latin America and the Caribbean in condemning all acts of violence, military aggression, and violations of national sovereignty. As followers of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, we reject every ideology and action that diminishes the sacred worth of human life or deepens cycles of fear, instability, and injustice." Read the full statement at: https://shorturl.at/qJVcD

A Pastoral Letter from Bishop Tracy S. Malone, President, UMC Council of Bishops

1/26/26. "In recent days, events in Minnesota and beyond have caused deep grief, concern, and alarm across our connection. The use of lethal force in public spaces, the detention of naturalized citizens, members of our indigenous communities, children, documented and undocumented immigrants, and the treatment of other vulnerable persons have weighed heavily on the hearts of many in our church. These actions have unsettled communities, strained trust, and intensified fear among those already living at the margins..." Read the full statement at:

https://shorturl.at/BAJNu

Letter from Bishop Lanette Plambeck of UMC Minnesota Conference re ICE shootings

A Pastoral Letter from Bishop Tracy S. Malone, President, UMC Council of Bishops

"Across our nation, we are witnessing a troubling willingness to normalize violence as a tool of order and to resist accountability as though it were a threat rather than a safeguard. The church must say clearly: power that is unexamined, unchecked, or unaccountable stands in tension with the way of Jesus Christ." Read the full statement at: https://shorturl.at/MCvJ7

Sept 2025 - UMC Leaders Respond to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Granting License for Racial Profiling

"As United Methodists, we stand against racial profiling and all forms of systemic racism. Our Book of Resolutions (Resolution 3329) makes clear: we are called to hold law enforcement accountable whenever they perpetuate injustice." Read the full statement at: https://shorturl.at/3wLnT from the leadership from the General Commission on Religion & Race, General Board of Church & Society, United Women in Faith, and General Board of Discipleship Ministries

A Pastoral Message On Gun Violence from Bishop Kristin Stoneking

Sept 2025 - UMC Leaders Respond to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Granting License for Racial Profiling

"Just before the violence of this world overtook him, Jesus said, 'Put your sword back in its place, for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.' This violence is not our way." To read Bishop Stoneking's full message click here: https://shorturl.at/wS9g4 in response to the two shootings that took place last week within the territory of the Mountain Sky Conference, where she presides as resident bishop.