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 ...

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 ...

In honor of Black History Month, the Union-Tribune has partnered with the San Diego History Center to present items each day in February on local Black history. In 1887 Bethel African Methodist ...

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 ...

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 ...

Asbury United Methodist Church in Scranton’s Green Ridge section marked its 140th anniversary in 2016. But the stately stone structure on the 700 block of Delaware Street had humble beginnings. The ...

MARSHALL, Texas (KLTV) - After a devastating fire on Monday morning, the congregation of the First Methodist Church of Marshall must now make its plans for the future from the ashes. “I had a church ...

A neighborhood church with a longstanding history has recently received a new name. The Dickson City Community Church, ...

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 ...