Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Following a splintering in one of the most influential mainline Protestant denominations worldwide, the United Methodist Church ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Days before their denomination dismantled decades of policies limiting the role of the LGBTQ+ community in the church, the Methodists sipped ale in an Irish pub and sang along to ...

The General Conference of the United Methodist Church convened in Tampa last week. I’m not one of the 988 delegates who have descended on Florida to do the work of our church, nor of the 4,000 hosts, ...

Churches that still want to leave the United Methodist Church as part of a splintering in the denomination no longer have a procedural way to do so, or at least with their property in tow. A new ...

A worldwide vote in the United Methodist Church has occurred throughout 2025 on a plan to restructure the denomination, with denomination leadership expected to announce final results soon. The plan ...

Conflict in Nigeria between supporters of remaining in the UMC and those seeking to leave precedes a deadly clash killing three and injuring 10, and homes set ablaze. UMC bishops and finance agency ...

Following a splintering in one of the most influential mainline Protestant denominations worldwide, the United Methodist Church ratified a historic restructuring that grants more autonomy to United ...