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.
Registration is open for the 2025 American Methodist Pilgrimage, a weeklong trek that follows the steps of Francis Asbury and other leaders of early Methodism in America.
The deadline is approaching to submit applications for 2025/2026 grants and awards focused on United Methodist history, particularly as it relates to youth, women, ethnic groups, and archival science.
"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.
Dr. 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.
"Un-Tied Methodism," a podcast hosted by Dr. Ashley Boggan, General Commission on Archives and History general secretary, takes a deep dive into The UMC's past, while offering context to what it means to be United Methodist today.