Through fulfilling research requests from various parties, to speaking engagements, to webinars, online courses, podcasts, and so much more, we ensure that those in the pews, the seminaries, the pulpits, and beyond know what it means to be United Methodist.
With over six miles of linear shelving, we house the primary documentary record of our connection. We also care for a digital vault, an artifact’s vault, and a growing digital archive/exhibit.
Leadership elections, awards presentations and reports from denominational archivists and historians occurred when the General Commission on Archives and History convened its annual board meeting Sept. 18-19, 2025.
United Methodists' LGBTQ+ Heritage Season is a joyful celebration of the historic 2024 vote affirming full LGBTQ+ inclusion in our Church.
The General Commission on Archives and History will be closed for accepting and receiving incoming collections, as well as for in-person research and tours through the end of 2025.
It’s time to get uncomfortable, says Dr. Ashley Boggan, author of “Wesleyan Vile-tality: Reclaiming the Heart of Methodist Identity,” a book that challenges United Methodists to reclaim our Methodist roots, embrace holy disruption, and live out the radical, inclusive love that defines our faith. Learn more.
Learn alongside the General Commission on Archives and History to understand the past, contextualize the present and envision the future. Courses include Local Church Historians' School, offered for free.
"Un-Tied Methodism," a podcast hosted by Dr. Ashley Boggan, General Commission on Archives and History's general secretary, takes a deep dive into The UMC's past, while offering context to what it means to be United Methodist today.