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 history of a religious denomination is in itself a matter of no small importance. Taken in connection with other ecclesiastical bodies as a portion of the data in estimating the national ...

A profile of the Methodist Church, the fourth largest Christian Church in England: its history and founder John Wesley and its values. The Methodist Church is the fourth largest Christian Church in ...

Mario cuomo, no mean rhetorician, is no expert on Christian denominations. Analyzing Hillary and Bill Clinton’s rhetorical styles, Cuomo said: “She is more a Methodist and he is more theatrical.” I ...

From about 1784 to 1890, Methodism in what is now the southeastern United States was fostered by "circuit riders." The term was an American coinage and the circuit rider traveled by horseback from ...

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 ...

As the oldest congregation in Topeka, First United Methodist Church has a rich history — one that has been preserved amazingly well for 160 years in both photos and documents. Some of the historical ...

Two decades after New Calvinism, some young Christians are turning to Methodist history for theological sustenance. Shawn Hamilton does what a lot of college-aged guys do on Christian campuses. He ...

During the Mississippi United Methodist Conference recently held in Tupelo, 189 churches statewide disaffiliated from the UMC members because of what local ministers described as differing religious ...

The Methodist Church of Ghana on Sunday made politico-religious history when it hosted President John Kufuor, a Catholic and Vice President Aliu Mahama, a Moslem at a solemn service, at which the ...