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The General Commission on Archives and History is housed in the United Methodist Archives and History Center located on the campus of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, USA.  Train service to Madison via New Jersey Transit is available from Hoboken or New York’s Penn Station.  Newark International Airport is approximately 25 miles from the Center.

Directions to the campus and a campus map are located on the Drew University web site.  GCAH is currently not conducting tours or accepting visitors.

Questions about the Center can be sent to: 

gcah@gcah.org

Research questions can be sent to:

research@gcah.org

GCAH is closed for research services.
The General Commission on Archives and History is closed for research services until the end of 2025. All physical and digital donations, unless previously agreed upon, ended on June 1. All research requests and visits ceased on July 1. This closure is to facilitate an inventory of GCAH Collections. It is anticipated that Research Services will resume in 2026.