JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It's a religious battle that affects thousands of churches across the country. Because of views on gay marriage and other religious practices, roughly 25% of congregations of the ...
"The Council of Bishops has responded to the UMC’s institutional uncertainty by crafting a new vision statement." ...
A quarter of Methodist congregations in the U.S. are leaving the United Methodist Church as one of the country's largest Protestant denominations wrestles with issues of sexuality and gender identity.
The Global Methodist Church (GMC), a conservative denomination formed from a schism with the United Methodist Church (UMC), is focusing on its own growth and mission. The schism, largely driven by ...
A Methodist church and a synagogue in Savannah are sharing worship space after a catastrophic roof collapse left one congregation without a sanctuary.
One of the dominant Christian denominations in the U.S., the United Methodist Church, is experiencing a major split. Since 2019, more than 7,000 congregations have received approval to leave the ...
A lay leader for the Global Methodist Church, a splinter group that broke off from United Methodists, referred to last week’s United Methodist General Conference as a “debacle” during a meeting of the ...
United Methodist Church General Conference, the denomination's top legislative assembly, is gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina between April 23 - May 3. An unexpected early decision on ...
CHICAGO (RNS) — About 100 active and retired United Methodist bishops from across the globe are meeting this week in Chicago for the first time in person since the COVID-19 pandemic and since the ...
Nimmo United Methodist Church, believed to be the oldest United Methodist church in the United States, is asking the city of Virginia Beach to remove its historic district designation, due to ...
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, ...