More than 6,000 United Methodist congregations — a fifth of the U.S. total — have now received permission to leave the denomination amid a schism over theology and the role of LGBTQ+ people in the ...

With their denomination headed for schism, Arkansas United Methodists are debating whether to stay, leave or wait awhile to see what happens. A new, more conservative denomination, the Global ...

United Methodist Church is experiencing a schism Though LGBTQ rights is part of the debate, it's not the only disagreement, United Methodists say At the center of debate is beliefs about the Bible and ...

Amidst theological division and rapid social change, Georgia’s Methodist community — conservative, progressive and moderate — is struggling to make sense of the road ahead. Following the lead taken by ...

United Methodists have for generations been a mainstay of the American religious landscape — one of the most geographically widespread of the major Protestant denominations, their steeples visible on ...

The United Methodist Church's two regional conferences in Tennessee just held annual meetings Sixty churches in West and Middle Tennessee allowed to leave the denomination amid schism Delegates ...

In a matter of days, Ohio pastor Angie Cox and her wife went from contemplating moving to a more permissive region of the United Methodist Church to preparing for a long career in local ministry in ...

South Carolina Methodists convening in Greenville for their five-day annual conference will consider petitions aimed at settling a rift within the United Methodist Church over whether to allow ...

The Rev. Sharon Coley grew up Southern Baptist but found her spiritual home among United Methodists. And that’s where the pastor of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church-Summerville plans to stay ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The United Methodist Church is divided so deeply on LGBTQ inclusion, they're considering splitting down the middle. After almost 50 years of disagreement, 16 church leaders have ...