History
A good place to start to learn about our past. You'll find short articles, biographies suitable for reformatting and slipping into a bulletin or newsletter or bibliographies and other useful timelines. You can listen and see sound and images from the past and discover useful texts to gain further information.
United Methodist Membership Statistics
UNITED METHODIST MEMBERSHIP AS COMPARED TO THE UNITED STATES POPULATION CENSUS UNITED METHODIST LAY MEMBERSHIP UNITED STATES POPULATION EUB METHODIST TOTAL % CHANGE YEAR NUMBER... Read More
Bishops’ Ordination Chain
This is a list of all the persons who have been consecrated to the office of bishop in The United Methodist Church and its predecessor bodies (Methodist Episcopal Church;... Read More
Former Annual Conferences
The following PDF is a listing of all the former United Methodist Church annual conferences between 1796 and 2015: http://s3.amazonaws.com/gcah.org/Methodist_Table_Current_Edition_2021.pdf Read More
Biographies
These brief biographical notes are intended to acquaint you with a few influential figures in early Methodist history. They can be downloaded and are suitable for re-formating to fit... Read More
Bibliographies
Below are a variety of sources and compilations from our United Methodist History. United Methodist History Bibliography List of basic and standard histories suitable for general reading. United Methodist Studies:... Read More
Articles
Here is a list of brief answers to frequently asked questions. Also there are timelines on major events in United Methodist worship, including the Lord'... Read More
Welcoming the Stranger
Welcoming the Stranger United Methodism has a long history of welcoming strangers into our churches and communities. John Wesley set the welcoming tone for his preachers and societies through field... Read More