Shaping a Future at Peace
Support fair, faithful, trusted journalism this World Press Freedom Day.
For more than 85 years, UM News has served as the official news-gathering agency for The United Methodist Church, telling stories of God’s work in the world with integrity and independence. This World Press Freedom Day, your gift helps keep those stories alive, accessible and free.
The World Needs Faithful Journalism – Now More Than Ever.
In 2025, Reporters Without Borders classified global press freedom as a “difficult situation” for the first time in the index’s 30-year history. More than 4.25 billion people live in countries where press freedom is in a “very serious” state. Last year, 129 journalists were killed on the job, which is a record high since tracking began in 1992.
UM News is one of the last independent, professionally staffed denominational news agencies in the world. While similar operations at other denominations have shut down, UM News has continued to inform and inspire, reporting in five languages, reaching audiences across more than 200 countries, and serving nearly 2 million readers every year. Your support this World Press Freedom Day, May 3, keeps this vital ministry free for all.
What Your Support Makes Possible
UM News is a trusted source for the latest church news, disaster response and the church’s connection to top stories in the headlines. In 2025, our team covered the church’s response to the U.S. crackdown on immigration, the outbreak of political violence in Madagascar and ongoing conflict in eastern Congo, where more than one million United Methodists live.
UM News journalists go where the church goes, including places to which mainstream media has not paid attention. In 2025, stories about mission and ministry in Africa, the Philippines and Europe ranked among the year’s most-read content, drawing 250,000+ page views. Our correspondents provide coverage that secular outlet can’t.
The United Methodist connection spans the globe and is full of extraordinary stories of grace in action. UM News finds them and tells them — from churches sending books to prisons to community radio stations keeping congregations informed during times of political unrest or natural disaster. These are the stories that inspire the entire denomination to live out the gospel.
In a world full of noise, UM News provides a grounded and thoughtful perspective on the world’s most challenging issues. Commentaries from journalists and church leaders with decades of experience give United Methodists the context they need to understand the intersectionality of faith, politics, justice, mission, and the life of the worldwide church.
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The People Who Tell the Story
UM News can produce such high-quality reporting because of extremely talented and experienced journalists who believe in telling the story of God’s work in the world through The United Methodist Church. Their work — produced from living rooms and newsrooms, from protest lines and disaster zones, in five languages across six continents — is what keeps the church informed, connected and inspired.
Shape a World at Peace Today
Your gift today helps sustain and expand UM News coverage. With your support, stories of faith, justice and ministry that matters will remain free for all.
Will you stand for fair and faithful reporting, and join us in shaping a world at peace?
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