The events this weekend for the Wesleyan Covenant Association — the main organization behind the formation of the Global Methodist Church — are helping form the backbone of the new denomination.

Following historic splintering in denomination, United Methodist Church saw major policy and administrative changes this year. As part of that, many U.S. bishops received new assignments. United ...

Bishop Scott Jones speaks during an oral hearing before the United Methodist Judicial Council, the denomination’s top court, on May 22, 2018, in Evanston, Illinois.