HIGH POINT, N.C. — A High Point church joins a growing list of congregations splitting from the United Methodist Church. Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church announced Wednesday that they voted to ...

In a recent commentary about the United Methodist Church split, columnist Paul DeMarco expressed heartbreak at driving past former UMCs whose signs were changing. I empathize with his grief. But I ...

The split is “a resolution that’s going to free the Methodist church to share love unconditionally with all people,” said Andrew Ponder Williams, a married gay candidate for the clergy who was a ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Leaders of the United Methodist Church expressed regret over last week’s decision by the branch in Ivory Coast to leave the union following the church’s decision to repeal a ...

Eight more churches disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church on Sunday, including the 4,936-member Christ Methodist Church in Mobile, one of the city’s largest congregations. Christ Methodist ...

For Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, the last two years have resembled a drawn-out quarrel between members of a very large family: people squabble, agree to disagree, face the consequences and then, ...

Note: This story has been updated to clarify new United Methodist rules regarding same-sex weddings. In recent years, the United Methodist pastor, Nathan Malone, has encouraged his church to model ...

DALLAS — A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist University can separate itself from the United Methodist Church is heading to Texas’ highest court this month. The Texas Supreme Court is ...

Jan 3 (Reuters) - The United Methodist Church plans to split into two denominations later this year, church officials said on Friday, a schism that follows years of contention over whether the church ...