Arson Doesn’t Stop Oregon Church
The normal Sunday morning worship service didn’t happen Feb. 21 at Eastside Free Methodist Church in Portland, Oregon, but a crowd gathered for a prayer service following a church fire earlier that...
View ArticleUrban Missionaries to Start Detroit Churches
Free Methodists are launching a series of church plants in the city of Detroit, and they want your help this summer. “Detroit is a significant city,” said Mark Cryderman, the pastor of the Harbor...
View ArticleAfrican Heritage Network Focuses on Health
Despite the reputation Las Vegas holds, warm temperatures drew the African Heritage Network to hold its annual meetings on the outskirts of the famous city Feb. 17-19. This year’s theme, “The Care...
View ArticleCasa de Oracion Prepares Church Leaders
We have served as Free Methodist missionaries since 1994 when we left Brazil through the Free Methodist Church’s Latin American partnership to work in Maturin, Venezuela. After working in Venezuela for...
View ArticleJohn Wesley FMC Turning 50
Fifty years ago, a stake was driven in a soybean field in northwest Indianapolis, and a new church was built. The John Wesley Free Methodist Church was a joint project of its parent congregation, West...
View ArticleNational Prayer Summit to Focus on Freedom
The National Prayer Summit debuted last year with Free Methodists from across the United States meeting in Greenville, Illinois, for three days of prayer and teaching in preparation for General...
View ArticleLight + Life Wins Evangelical Press Awards
Light + Life Magazine received two awards — one for the print magazine and one for the magazine’s website — as hundreds of Christian journalists gathered April 6–8 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for the...
View ArticleVincennes to Celebrate 125 Years
This year marks the 125th anniversary of the Vincennes Free Methodist Church in Vincennes, Indiana. To celebrate this momentous event, a special celebration service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Sunday,...
View ArticleConverging Into a Unified Church
John Perkins (center) speaks at Christ Community Church during an interview with Executive Pastor Derrick Shields (left) and Lead Pastor Keith Cowart (right). (Photo by Allen Allnoch) Christ Community...
View ArticleWow! What a Luau!
On a recent sunny, pleasant Saturday morning, an excited group of about 20 members of Light & Life Christian Fellowship’s North Long Beach Campus sorted and packed themselves into several vehicles...
View ArticleTakin’ It to the Streets
With strong support from the Free Methodist Church – USA and Gulf Coast Conference churches, Takin’ It to the Streets conducted its annual June community outreach event in Shreveport, Louisiana....
View ArticleFree to Recover
Before Bedford Free Methodist Church launched a Celebrate Recovery program last year, church leaders didn’t have to look far to find a person with the right experience to help start and lead the...
View ArticleBook Reveals Broadcaster’s Influence
E. Harold “Hal” Munn Jr. was a broadcasting pioneer who helped launch cable television and consulted with 800 radio stations. He fought racist opposition and successfully persuaded the Federal...
View ArticleSylmar FMC Opens Immigration Legal Clinic
Immigrants are often the victims of scams when they’re seeking help for legal services such as applying for citizenship, work permits or family visas. Even when the service provider is legitimate, the...
View ArticleWorship Music at the Movies
Even if the name Hillsong isn’t familiar to you, you’ve probably spent part of a Sunday morning worship service singing “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail),” “Shout to the Lord,” “From the Inside Out,”...
View ArticleHank Bode | 1935–2016
Denominational and educational leaders are reflecting on the many accomplishments of former Free Methodist Church – USA Board of Administration Chairman Hank Bode, vice president emeritus of Azusa...
View ArticleMosaix to Unite and Train Multiethnic Church Leaders
The Free Methodist Church has a long history of emphasizing equality. In the 1891 book, “Ordaining Women,” Free Methodist founder B.T. Roberts wrote, “The Gospel of Jesus Christ, in the provisions...
View ArticlePrayer Summit Leads to Freedom
STORY BY JEFF FINLEY PHOTOS BY NICOLE RODRIGUEZ The National Prayer Summit 2016 gathered hundreds of Free Methodists from across the United States to the Greenville (Illinois) Free Methodist Church for...
View ArticleDon’t Miss FMYC 2017
FMYC 2017 will be a phenomenal event for your youth group June 26-30 at Colorado State University. Every few years, the Free Methodist Church hosts an incredible event that is filled with opportunities...
View ArticleHelp for Flood Victims
The Takin’ It to the Streets community outreach ministry traveled from Shreveport, Louisiana, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to bless the recent flood victims with items of necessity. The team of 12...
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