Through fulfilling research requests from various parties, to speaking engagements, to webinars, online courses, podcasts, and so much more, we ensure that those in the pews, the seminaries, the pulpits, and beyond know what it means to be United Methodist.
With over six miles of linear shelving, we house the primary documentary record of our connection. We also care for a digital vault, an artifact’s vault, and a growing digital archive/exhibit.
The 10th Historical Convocation is set for Sept. 10-13, 2024, in Bozeman, Mont. The theme is "Methodist BIPOC Experiences in the American West."
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Stories, songs, exhibits and a special film screening are part of the festivities when the new Center for LGBTQ+ United Methodist Heritage holds its Kickoff Celebration on Oct. 23, 2024.
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"Radicle Methodism: Back to our Roots" is an in-depth, four-module online course offered for free to local churches, small groups, confirmation classes, new member classes and anyone who wants to examine Methodism from the earliest days to the present.
Learn MoreDr. Ashley Boggan D., general secretary of the General Commission on Archives and History, shares her thoughts on what United Methodists believe and how we are to live our faith in the world around us.
Learn alongside the General Commission on Archives and History to understand the past, contextualize the present and envision the future. Courses include Local Church Historians' School, offered for free.
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Better understand The UMC by exploring the denomination's history and consider what its future may look like on "Un-Tied Methodism."
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