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The United Methodist Church’s top court will include five new faces when it convenes Oct. 22-25 in Minneapolis.

A United Methodist delegation conducted a second fact-finding mission to the Philippines and finds human rights violations continue.

"I’ve been to churches where the welcome just wasn’t there for folks like me," says Duncan Overrein. This church is different.

The Rev. Joaquina Filipe Nhanala, elected July 23, will lead the church’s Mozambique Area.

Bishop Ruediger Minor is one of six new faculty members who will help strengthen the seminary’s United Methodist ties.

Ryan Brunkhurst decided having Christmas without special music at church was unacceptable, so he got involved.

The Rev. Frank Wulf of Los Angeles sees his failed candidacy as a chance for the church to talk across its divisions.

United Methodists in the Western U.S. adopt four statements aimed at changing their denomination’s policies.

Eight new bishops will take office Sept. 1. Church delegates also address Bush library plans, gay marriage and other issues.

Bishop Paul Leeland, newly elected in the U.S. Southeast, will lead the church’s Alabama-West Florida Area for the next four years.

Two newly elected bishops are going to Denver and Seattle, while a third bishop is returning to his former home state of California.

Newly elected United Methodist bishops in the U.S. Southwest will lead the church’s Dallas, San Antonio and Fort Worth areas.

New Bishop Julius C. Trimble will lead the North Central Jurisdiction’s Iowa Area.

The Rev. Elaine J.W. Stanovsky of Seattle has been elected a bishop by the Western Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church.

The Rev. James (Jim) E. Dorff of McKinney, Texas, has been elected a bishop by the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church.

The Rev. Grant Hagiya of Redondo Beach, Calif., has been elected a bishop by the Western Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church.

Question asks if Southern Methodist University can lease land to the Bush Foundation for less than fair market value.

The Rev. Julius C. Trimble of Warrensville Hieghts, Ohio, has been elected a bishop by the North Central Jurisdictional Conference.

Bishop Beverly Shamana says retired clergy in her area could face disciplinary charges if they perform gay marriages.

The jurisdiction’s newest bishop has been assigned to the Philadelphia Area for the next four years.