John Wamsganz has been a parishioner at the First United Methodist Church of Saranac Lake since he was a teenager in the 1960s. He served on the church’s board for 15 years. His wife was a secretary ...

For the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, aging congregations, shifting demographics and costly building ...

In what will be a historic meeting in St. Louis over the next few days, the nation's second-largest Protestant denomination will consider changing language in its Book of Discipline that will address ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The recent decision by 83 Methodist churches in Iowa to break away from the 700-plus Methodist ...

In this episode of Small Town Girl with Gwen Faulkenberry, Gwen sits down with Pastor Brad Elrod, a United Methodist minister and longtime friend, for a thoughtful and deeply personal conversation ...