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How John Wesley has impacted Christian faith worldwide
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOne of the greatest theologians of the 18th Century was a British Anglican priest named John Wesley. Traditionally, Wesley is most associated with the Methodist Church in all its broad manifestations ...
Trust issues: Does Oklahoma United Methodist property dispute have historical basis?
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNo one knows whether John Wesley might have envisioned the current wave of 84 Oklahoma church...
Ken Bridges: Texan John Wesley Hardin lived and died by the gun
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJohn Wesley Hardin was one of the most violent figures of a violent age. Born in Bonham to a Methodist preacher in 1853, he quickly moved to a life of crime. By the time he was 18, he killed ...
An artist is re-imagining a famous Hoosier's lost Crispus Attucks mural in new exhibit
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIn 1934, a famous Indianapolis artist painted a mural for Crispus Attucks High School. In it,...
Amid largest Methodist schism since Civil War, Ohio tops Midwest for churches leaving
Gannett via AOL· 5 months agoAmid a nationwide schism centered on sexuality and theology, more congregations have voted to leave...
Three Franklin County United Methodist Churches leave over LGBTQ+ issues and theology
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThree United Methodist churches in Franklin County have chosen to split with their denomination...
How Frances Willard shaped feminism by leading the 19th-century temperance movement
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA historian highlights the role of Frances Willard, who helped found the Woman’s Christian...
The fingerprints of Bob Sanders are all over the Kravis, Convention Center and The Square
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPalm Beach County's government and business elite turned out in force this week to honor former West...
United Methodists and homosexuality: Spraying scriptural verses around proves nothing
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA recent writer to the Montgomery Advertiser announced that “the Bible trumps anything in The Book...
A dramatic schism over social issues? The United Methodist Church has been here before – but this...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe United Methodist Church will hold its General Conference, delayed several years by the pandemic,...