The General Commission on Archives and History serves the church through the ministry of memory, allowing United Methodists to learn from our past and anticipate our future. Its work not only preserves the history of the denomination and its antecedents but makes it accessible. Many resources and guidance are available to those capturing and preserving the history of their congregation and conference. [Photo: In this undated photograph, members gather for a church picnic at a rural Methodist church in Washington. Photo courtesy of the General Commission on Archives and History.]