SOUTHLAKE, Texas (RNS) — Last year, White’s Chapel, a large congregation in a wealthy suburb outside of Dallas, overwhelmingly voted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church. Today, the church ...

(RNS) — The thinning of the UMC’s conservative ranks makes this week’s conference a perfect time to address the issue. They have also passed a number of petitions on social issues, including one ...

United Methodists this week joined a growing chorus of faith and civic leaders denouncing President Donald Trump’s threats ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. United Methodists have for generations been a mainstay of the American religious landscape — one of the most geographically ...

For Kristine Cousler, her congregation's departure from the United Methodist Church felt like a “forced divorce.” “My life changed,” she said, “because of someone else’s decision.” Like hundreds of ...

Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their big denominational meeting, known as General Conference. It's a much-anticipated gathering. Typically it is held ...

Hundreds of United Methodists will gather in Charlotte, N.C., in the next two weeks to make big decisions on the religious denomination’s policies, finances, inclusiveness and future. The ...

After decades of internal strife over LGBTQ issues, delaying their General Conference, and giving local churches an escape route to disaffiliate, the Methodist conference voted pro-LGBTQ earlier this ...

Arkansas United Methodists are organizing a number of activities -- designed to be fun and environmentally friendly -- on or ...

The Rev. Michael D. Stinson, lead pastor of East Point First Mallalieu United Methodist Church, sees a new future for the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. Stinson was among ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bishop Jimmy Nunn speaks to delegates at an October 2023 special called conference of the Oklahoma United Methodist Conference at ...

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 ...