and its dissolution risks “diminishing the distinct Methodist character that has shaped the university’s identity,” the Rev. Dr. Derrek Belase, chairman of the South Central Jurisdiction ...

What is now known as the United Methodist Church founded SMU in 1911. The university's articles of incorporation previously stated that it was "to be forever owned, maintained and controlled by the ...

The Board of Trustees also removed language that the university was “to be forever owned, maintained and controlled by the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church.” The ...

Whiteville High School graduate and former Wolfpack volleyball player Hannah Hewett has been selected as the 2024–2025 ...

Staff report FAYETTEVILLE — Jackson Deal and the Methodist University Monarchs baseball team will play in a four-team D3 regional in Ashland, Va., hosted by Randolph-Macon. Deal (South Rowan) is the ...

The Texas Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit between the 12,000-student private university in Dallas and the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church ...