A total of $47,500 has been awarded to seven churches through these two grant programs.

Due to a reduction in membership, the Northeastern Jurisdiction may lose one of its bishops.

Details on 2016 proposed budget for the Conference are now available.

The current building is not meeting the needs of Conference members or staff.

Learn more about Dr. Marcia McFee, our worship designer and leader for AC15

Learn about the electronic voting devices to be used at AC15

Get your screening at Annual Conference; sign up by June 2, 2015.

"The Domino Effect" is a one-day seminar providing the tools churches need to launch a successful new worship experience.

The 2015 Pre-Conference Booklet is now available to download.

Is the death penalty appropriate in this case – in any case – in this country?

On May 13, 2015, Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar, his wife, Prema, and his nephew Dr. Suranjan Maben met Pope Francis.

William Hewig III, Esq. was among the conference chancellors, treasurers participating in the 2015 Legal Forum ...

New England is one of 10 Annual Conferences that will commission missionaries in 2015.

The 2015-16 "Tending the Fire" series will be offered in a three-retreat format beginning Sept. 29, 2015.

Get the latest news on our Imagine No Malaria Campaign - including the 1-mile Mosquito Stomp at AC 15.

Our website has been redesigned with a fresh look and easier navigation. Take a look ...

On May 6, 2015, the Council of Bishops issued a pastoral letter on racism. Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar, calling from Berlin, Germany, where the Council had been meeting this week, said he was grateful to his colleagues for this ...

Over the past six months, a team has been meeting to develop recommendations for the future of the New England Conference Camping and Retreat Ministries (CRM). The changing landscapes of culture, church, and camping present ...

Some 75 United Methodists from several Western Massachusetts congregations were among the 1,200 volunteers who spent Saturday, April 25, 2015, repairing 28 homes, cleaning yards and building community in a Springfield, MA, ...

When a church goes through a "size transition" – from full-time to part-time pastor, for example – there are many questions:  How will the congregation thrive in this new configuration? How will the church's visitation ministry ...

The Rev. Dr. Teresa Fry Brown, Professor of Homiletics and the newly named Bandy Professor of Preaching at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University, led the Metro Boston Hope District Resource Day on April 25, ...

Bishop Devadhar will be traveling with recent New England Conference ordinands and local pastors on a spiritual pilgrimage to the Holy Land. There are additional openings in the group, and at this time clergy and laity in the New...

Golden Cross Sunday is held on a Sunday in May that is convenient to each church. The offerings received for Golden Cross Sunday support three New England Methodist organizations providing housing and care to senior ...

As shipments of relief-supply kits continue to move out of depots to the United Methodist Committee on Relief’s (UMCOR) 85 active disaster sites around the world, replenishing depot shelves is a concern for meeting future ...

By providing clean water to communities in Nicaragua, the Nicaragua Covenant helps fight a number of diseases and improves the quality of life in those communities.   The Nicaragua Covenant is “always looking for ...

Nearly 50 clergy and laity gathered at Assumption College in Worcester, MA, to hear a presentation by two brothers from The Taize Community in France. Brother Emile, left, and Brother John of The Taize Community in France, ...

The finishing touches are being put on the tables. The buffet begins to fill up with everything from quiche to cookies. You can smell dinner cooking in the kitchen.   As folks come in, they greet each other and ask how the day has...

The New England Conference is pleased to announce that Gricelda Betsabé “Betsy” Careaga G. is the new Coordinator of Hispanic/Latino Ministries. She began her new role on Feb. 1, 2015. Careaga is a candidate for a Master’s of ...

It’s fair to say that all the snow that’s fallen on New England this winter has not been warmly received by many folks. But all the plowing required had an upside for Gray Memorial United Methodist Church in Caribou, ME. At...

Youth from the New England Conference are invited to apply to join the 2016 Mission of Peace (MOP) to China. MOP is an annual journey of discovery and Shalom to nations in our global community and is sponsored by the ...

TOGETHER FOR TOMORROW AND URBAN MINISTRY GRANTS The Office of Congregational Development is pleased to invite applications for the 2015 Together for Tomorrow and Urban Ministry grants cycle. Requests must be received no later ...

  The Mission of Peace is a yearly journey of discovery and shalom to nations in our global community sponsored by the Northeastern Jurisdictional (NEJ) Council on Youth Ministries of The United Methodist Church. Four youth from...

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The churches of the New England Conference have been challenged by our brothers and sisters in the Pacific Northwest Conference – home of the Seattle Seahawks – to a food collection challenge. When the New England Patriots...

The New England Conference is blessed by and thankful to the Rev. Paul N. Whitteberry for his generosity, his foresight and his passion for keeping our churches structurally sound as beacons of God’s light.  Rev. Whitteberry and ...

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One of The United Methodist Church’s six Special Sundays, the offering on Human Relations Day, the closest to the observance of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, will focus this year on the rehabilitation of youth...

Students can now apply for the 2015 Summer Conference of the Hispanic Youth Leadership Academy (HYLA).    HYLA, in partnership with United Methodist universities and seminaries and the General Board of Higher Education and ...

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The Board of Directors of the Preachers’ Aid Society of New England is pleased to announce that Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar, acting at its request, plans to appoint The Reverend Dr. Wesley Palmer as the new Executive Director of ...

Oklahoma City, Okla.: The Council of Bishops issued a statement concerning human sexuality, addressing their diverse perspectives and calling the people of The United Methodist Church to be in prayer, both for their leaders and ...

With the residents of Boston and those throughout the Commonwealth, we grieve the passing of former Boston Mayor, Thomas M. Menino. Mayor Menino served Boston for twenty years, first being elected in 1993. During those 20 years he...

A group of 30+ laity and clergy are traveling with Bishop Devadhar in South Korea as part of a spiritual pilgrimage, guests of the Bupyeong Methodist Church. Updates are posted on the NEUMC Facebook page as well as the following ...

by Alexx Wood, Director of Communications The New England Annual Conference met in holy conferencing at Gordon College in Wenham, Mass., from Wednesday, June 11 through Saturday, June 14, 2014. The theme of On the Wings of Love: ...

How does your local congregation bring peace and justice to a fragmented, wounded world? Perhaps you do it through education, work with children and youth, anti-poverty initiatives or fundraising for peace with justice ministries ...

On May 20, Korean pastors, families and friends gathered at Boston University’s Marsh Chapel for a prayer vigil and public witness after the Sewol Ferry tragedy in South Korea. It was a time of reflecting on the tragedy, its ...

Mansfield’s Faith Fellowship United Methodist Church reports that its Free Clothing Pantry "Clothes To Go"  has reached a milestone of distributing over 2 million pounds of clothing in the 6 years of its existence. This outreach ...

Jeanette Merren, longtime Dorchester resident, received the prestigious Public Citizen of the Year Award at the National Association of Social Workers, Massachusetts Chapter’s Symposium in April 2014. The award is given annually ...

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For the second year, Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar offered New England Conference clergy the opportunity to rest, worship, and be filled in preparation for the season of Lent. This year's one-day spiritual retreat was held in two ...