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File photo shows press conference during GC 2016 in Portland. Courtesy of United Methodist Communications.

United Methodist Communications Press Center

United Methodist Communications’ Public Information team maintains the Press Center of The United Methodist Church and shares stories of how those in The United Methodist Church are impacting their communities.

Using this online resource, learn more about the work of United Methodist Communications through the latest communication news and official announcements.

Reporters’ queries and Annual Conference communicator story leads should be directed to the Public Information team via email at [email protected] or by calling 615-742-5406.

United Methodist Communications Press Releases

The United Methodist Church Press Center (Managed by United Methodist Communications)

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  • The Church Communications Workshops Series: Leveraging Communication for Greater Connection training image. (Courtesy of United Methodist Communications.)

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    Training conference series launched to equip Christian communications

  • The Council of Bishops met via Zoom on Monday, March 22, 2021 online and decided to reconsider the May 8 Special Session of General Conference. (Image courtesy of the Council of Bishops.)

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    Bishops Reconsider May 8 Special Session

  • April 1st Webinar: Prevention Tools and HIV & AIDS (Image by United Methodist Communications)

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    April 1st Webinar: Prevention Tools and HIV & AIDS

  • Behind the Stories is a video series where the storytellers share some behind-the-scenes information. (Image by United Methodist Communications.)

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    Hear the stories behind the stories on World Storytelling Day

  • Council of Bishops logo, rectangular (1935x1290)

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    Bishops call Special Session of General Conference, create timeline for moving forward

  • The Commission on General Conference logo.

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    General Conference Postponed to 2022

  • Bishop Peggy Johnson, resident bishop of the Philadelphia Episcopal Area of The United Methodist Church and Bishop David P. Talley of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis co-chaired the eighth round of dialogue between United Methodists and Catholics. (Photos provided by the Council of Bishops.)

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    Catholics, United Methodists dialogue members unveil new publication

  • Council of Bishops President Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey will preside over the Zoom meeting of the more than 150 bishops in the global denomination. (Photo courtesy of the Council of Bishops.)

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    UMC Bishops to meet in one-day session on February 18

  • (Photo courtesy of Davide Cantelli on Unsplash.com.)

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    Deadline nears for communications ministry scholarship and fellowship

  • February AIDS Webinar Focuses on Racial Disparities

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    February AIDS Webinar Focuses on Racial Disparities

  • Martin Luther King Jr.'s Monument appears to cradle the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. (Image by Maidstone Mulenga/Council of Bishops.)

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    A Call to Action for The United Methodist Church in Times of Challenge

  • Worshipers rise at the opening celebration for the United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. (Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.)

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    Commission on the General Conference establishes timeline for next steps

  • Advent candles image courtesy of the Council of Bishops.

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    UMC Bishops call for optimism and hope in 2021

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    United Methodist Global AIDS Committee Plans World AIDS Day Service

  • The November 2-5 COB virtual meeting brought together about 115 active and retired bishops from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. (Photo courtesy of the Council of Bishops.)

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    UMC Bishops propose innovative ideas in face of anxieties and pandemic

  • Bishop Thomas Bickerton. (Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.)

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    Connectional Table Emerging Project launches video segments