Free Methodists Prepare for Uncontainable Awakening
The Free Methodist Church – USA and other streams of the Wesleyan movement are partnering together and attracting other likeminded Christians who share the hope of bringing sustained revival to our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Outreach Features Reproducing FM Church
Outreach is known for its annual “100” issue that honors the fastest-growing and largest churches in the United States. This year, the magazine added a new recognition, the “100+ Reproducing Churches...
View ArticleMarketplace Manna Supports the Worldwide Church
As missionaries Al and Diane Mellinger help Christians in the Balkans establish livelihood groups to support their families, they face the challenge of finding opportunities to sell the products the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Loving God and Building Hope
A focus on prayer and love recently led the Crossing Free Methodist Church to turn its vacant parsonage into an emergency shelter for people facing homelessness in Shiawassee County, Michigan, and it...
View ArticleBishop Linda Adams Named Asbury Alumna of the Year
Rev. Dr. Linda Adams has been chosen as Distinguished Alumna of the Year 2019 at Asbury Theological Seminary! Asbury Seminary’s Distinguished Alumni award is designed to honor alumni who, in their...
View ArticleThe Board of Bishops Responds to UM Affiliations
Grace Fellowship United Methodist Church of Katy, Texas, has voted to leave the UMC and begin a process of affiliating with the Free Methodist Church – USA. If the Texas Conference approves their...
View ArticleChurch in a Coffee Shop: Coastline Makes Disciples in Downtown Seattle
Seattle is famous for the Space Needle and its technology companies, music, frequent rain and coffee — but what about its spiritual vitality? The Atlantic magazine notes in an article titled “The...
View ArticleHow Should Churches Respond to the COVID-19 Outbreak?
The church is one of the first places people turn in times of crisis according to researchers, but how should congregations respond to the coronavirus pandemic? Should worship services and activities...
View ArticleFormer Southern Michigan Superintendent George Harold Bonney | 1925-2020
The Rev. George Harold Bonney (Harry) of Spring Arbor, Michigan, died Monday, March 23, at the age of 94 after a brief illness. He was the son of Clarence and Edith Bonney, born on Sept. 17, 1925, in...
View ArticleCentral Names Mindi Grieser Cromwell Ministry and Theology Chair
On behalf of the Academic Office and Search Committee, Central Christian College of Kansas is pleased to announce that the Rev. Mindi Grieser Cromwell, Ph.D., will be the Edris and Albert Chaney Bible...
View Article“I Always Called Out to God”
The Rev. Dr. Sheila Houston has been interviewed on national television and on the stages of megachurches. Her expertise and courage have attracted the attention of politicians, journalists and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Football Legend Tony Dungy to Headline Deaconess Pregnancy & Adoption Fundraiser
Deaconess Pregnancy and Adoption recently announced a date change to its annual Angels of Destiny event, now being held on Thursday, July 30, at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in...
View ArticleNew President and CEO Leads Heritage Ministries
The Heritage Ministries Board of Directors has confirmed Lisa Haglund as the permanent president and chief executive officer for Heritage and its affiliates. Haglund most recently served Heritage as...
View ArticleTalking, Listening & Learning Together
Five African American leaders in the Free Methodist Church – USA gathered June 7 with the Board of Bishops for a Facebook Live conversation, “Talk, Listen & Learn Together,” which has now been...
View ArticleContinuing the Conversation – Disarming Racial Divides in the Church
Three weeks after five African American leaders gathered with three bishops for a Facebook Live conversation titled “Talk, Listen & Learn Together,” the same group of eight met online again to...
View ArticleFMCUSA BOA Member Rukshan Fernando Named Azusa Pacific Provost
Azusa Pacific University President Paul W. Ferguson named Free Methodist Church – USA Board of Administration member Rukshan Fernando, Ph.D., provost and chief academic officer at APU, effective...
View ArticleThe Immigration Alliance Names New Executive Director
Rev. Althea Taylor has been named the new executive director of the Immigration Alliance, a consortium of five evangelical denominations. The Immigration Alliance assists local churches in reaching...
View ArticleImmigration Miracles
My work with the Immigration Alliance recently connected me with Linda Rigby from Cape Coral Community Church, a Free Methodist congregation in Florida. Linda and her husband, David, the church’s lead...
View ArticleFormer Superintendent Ward Nathaniel Sipes | 1934–2020
Ward Nathaniel Sipes, age 86, died on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Jackson, Michigan, a victim of Alzheimer’s disease. Rev. Sipes is survived by his wife, Bonnie Lee (Burke) Sipes, of Jackson; his son,...
View ArticleMemorial Service for Former Superintendent George Harold Bonney
George Harold (Harry) Bonney died on March 23, 2020, after a short illness. Bonney’s career in ministry with the Free Methodist Church spanned six decades, serving pastorates in South Dakota, North...
View Article