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 ...

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 ...

The top legislative body of the United Methodist Church passed a series of measures Thursday to restructure the worldwide denomination to give each region greater equity in tailoring church life to ...

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 ...

When United Methodists from throughout Kentucky met in Owensboro June 4-7 for our 2023 Annual Conference, much was made in news reports about the 286 churches that were approved to leave the ...

(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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Days before their denomination dismantled decades of policies limiting the role of the LGBTQ+ community in the ...

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 ...

United Methodists meeting in Mobile from June 11-14 voted to call for loyalty among leaders in a non-binding resolution that reflects continuing concerns about more churches disaffiliating from the ...

In 1766 Philip Embury and a handful of John Wesley’s disciples organized the first New World preaching societies of Methodism, which then was merely a dissident Anglican sect. Last week more than ...

(RNS) — The plan, called ‘regionalization,’ must now go before each region, called an annual conference, for ratification by the end of 2025. (RNS) — The top legislative body of the United Methodist ...