United Methodist Bishop Jonathan Holston, who was ceremonially installed Sunday night as head of the North Alabama Conference, addressed the controversy over the denomination’s decision earlier this ...

An effort to remove anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions at the UMC General Conference emerged in response to decades of traditionalist legislative wins. While also removing anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions, progressive ...

The theme of the United Methodist general conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, emblazoned on banners, tote bags, and name tags, was a snippet of Psalm 46: “Know that I am God.” At the end of the ...

Splintering in the United Methodist Church following disagreements over theology and church policy — including dealing with LGBTQ+ rights — fueled exodus of thousands of churches. Many congregations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Randy Frye is glad the just-concluded 2024 United Methodist Church (UMC) General Conference was largely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — United Methodists lifted a 40-year ban on gay clergy and removed restrictions on same-sex marriage in a major ...

A lay leader for the Global Methodist Church, a splinter group that broke off from United Methodists, referred to last week’s United Methodist General Conference as a “debacle” during a meeting of the ...

The Alabama Supreme Court has made a ruling affecting 15 cases in the continuing legal saga of churches suing to leave the United Methodist Church and take their property with them. The cases involved ...

After decades of passionate advocacy, those supporting LGBTQ inclusion in the United Methodist Church finally achieved their goals at last year’s general conference. With the advocates’ persistent ...

DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — On the first Sunday after the conclusion of the denomination’s General Conference, many queer United Methodists celebrated their release from the tight and narrow spaces that had ...

This is the second half of a two-day look at liberalizing changes to United Methodist Church (UMC) policy and positions surrounding human sexuality and LGBTQ+ issues that were approved at the church’s ...