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 ...

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The United Methodist Church just held a historic vote in favor of LGBT inclusion. Here's what that means for the organization's future. By Sarah Maddox. Updated on: May 9, 2024 / 10:21 AM ...

However, the United Methodist Church's Judicial Council ruled against the idea in October 2024, saying that the use of Paragraph 2549 for disaffiliation would be "a misapplication of Church law." ...

The United Methodist Church overturned its 40-year ban on gay clergy Wednesday, during a meeting of the church’s top legislative body in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Global Methodist Church, a new, more conservative Methodist denomination, announced Thursday it will officially launch in May, the biggest step so far in the highly anticipated split of the ...

In the last four years, more than 7,600 congregations across the U.S. have received approval to leave the United Methodist Church. Nearly three-quarters of those exits occurred this year.

The United Methodist Church, one of the largest Protestant denominations in the U.S., has voted to repeal its ban on LGBTQ clergy as well as prohibitions on its ministers from officiating at same ...

The Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas. The school, which was founded by Methodists more than a century ago, is trying to extricate itself from the United Methodist Church.

However, the United Methodist Church's Judicial Council ruled against the idea in October 2024, saying that the use of Paragraph 2549 for disaffiliation would be "a misapplication of Church law." ...

The Rev. Carlos Ramirez, the Oklahoma United Methodist Conference's director of communications and strategy, said a district superintendent who visited with Waurika United Methodist Church members ...