“The majority of delegates representing U.S. churches are very strong about being welcoming and affirming denominations,” said Joel Bullock, senior pastor at St. Matthew UMC in Mesa, Arizona.

The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...

Dozens of families filled the church yard at St. Matthews United Methodist on Florida Street. The church prepared nearly 300 ...

A 2016 scene from “The Glory of Christmas,” a classical tribute to Christmases gone by at St. Matthew United Methodist Church in Belleville. Provided ‘Tis the weekend for St. Matthew United ...

Mittie Jordan currently serves as a trustee and community mission and ministry chair for St. Matthew United Methodist Church in Cleveland, which leads the development of Brookdale Orchard, an urban ...