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.
In a new video series titled "From Crown to Conferencing: Methodism and the New Republic," we reflect on the roles Methodists have played leading up to and after the Declaration of Independence was signed.
On November 29, 1864, Methodists led a massacre on peacefully gathered Cheyenne and Arapaho, murdering over two hundred Indigenous women, children, and peace chiefs. Pieces of their bodies were then marched 173 miles to Denver to display in victory. It is time we name this harm, hold ourselves accountable, and begin the long journey of repentance.
"Rooted Methodism" a deep dive into American Methodism and the stories of groups, including women, race, medicine, education, reshaped the church.
It’s time to get uncomfortable, says Dr. Ashley Boggan, author of “Wesleyan Vile-tality: Reclaiming the Heart of Methodist Identity,” a book that challenges United Methodists to reclaim our Methodist roots, embrace holy disruption, and live out the radical, inclusive love that defines our faith. Learn more.
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's general secretary, takes a deep dive into The UMC's past, while offering context to what it means to be United Methodist today.