RUWA, ZIMBABWE — United Methodist clergy and laity excitedly greeted Zimbabwe bishop Rev. Gift T. Machinga, welcoming him and his vision for the Southern African nation. Machinga, elected in March, is ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. RUWA, ZIMBABWE — Before 637 delegates began a three-day legislative gathering to decide on critical legislation for the future of the ...

United Methodist Church recently ratified landmark restructuring giving regions outside U.S. more say. Many call it the "decolonizing" of the denomination after costly splintering. The Tennessean, ...

The expecting mothers ushered their roommate Tinashe Mawondo to the hospital at Old Mutare Mission centre, mere paces from a ward where the pregnant women reside. The group of 10 women surrounded ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. RUWA, ZIMBABWE — United Methodist clergy and laity excitedly greeted Zimbabwe bishop Rev. Gift T. Machinga, welcoming him and his ...

The historically Nashville-based United Methodist Church is coming out of a costly splintering following disagreements that largely centered on LGBTQ+ rights. An ongoing worldwide vote among regional ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. MUTARE, ZIMBABWE — The expecting mothers ushered their roommate Tinashe Mawondo to the hospital at Old Mutare Mission center, mere ...

The Tennessean - USA Today Network dispatched reporters to Zimbabwe as part of a reporting project on the United Methodist Church in advance of results on vote to restructure denomination. UMC ...