UMC News
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Bishop names new pastor to Highland Park
29 October 2026Bishop Rubén Saenz Jr. is making plans to care for Highland Park members who wish to stay United Methodist. In letters to both Highland Park lay leaders and congregants, he also maintained that this week’s congregational vote to cut ties with the denomination is not valid under church law.
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Zimbabwe added as 2nd General Conference site
27 October 2026For the first time, organizers plan for The United Methodist Church’s top lawmaking assembly to take place across two locations, and in another historic move, one of those locations will be on the African continent.
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Top court delays ruling related to California church closure
27 October 2026The United Methodist Judicial Council will continue deliberations on Nov. 16 concerning a decision of law by Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank regarding the closure of La Trinidad United Methodist Church in California.
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Highland Park votes to leave United Methodist Church
26 October 2026After two days of voting, members of the Dallas congregation overwhelmingly approved a resolution severing ties with The United Methodist Church. More than 90% voted in favor of the move, according to the church.
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Church supports families affected by war in Congo
26 October 2026United Methodist Committee on Relief distributes monthly food kits to 300 vulnerable families and a church orphanage in Goma.
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Gathering offers 16 ideas for church future
26 October 2026After long hours of small-group discussion, Leadership Gathering participants revealed their recommendations for The United Methodist Church yet to be.
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Ideas for the future church start to take shape
23 October 2026United Methodists at the Leadership Gathering began to imagine a church that, in the best Wesleyan tradition, connects passionate evangelism with prophetic witness that disrupts the global rise of tyranny.
