One-fifth of United Methodist Church (UMC) congregations in the United States have received approval to schism from the wider denomination. More than 6,000 congregations have separated from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "It's about time." That thought bubbled to the surface on Wednesday when the Rev. Valerie Steele, of Oklahoma City, learned that ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) -- Some United Methodist churches are considering splitting from the formal church over issues regarding gay marriage and gay ordination -- and locally, that ...

One year after Grandview Church disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church over the denomination’s stance on LGBTQ+ issues, the free-standing church in Manheim Township will mark a historic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a matter of days, Ohio pastor Angie Cox and her wife went from contemplating moving to a more permissive region of the United ...

There were tears, hugs, prayer and singing in Charlotte after the United Methodist Church removed a line prohibiting the ordination of LGBTQ clergy that had been in place since 1984. According to ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Nationwide, some United Methodist churches are disaffiliating because they don’t believe in same-sex marriage or that a pastor can be a part of the LGBTQ+ community. One local ...

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of The United Methodist Church held a service of ordination Saturday, wrapping up its annual conference at the Lancaster County Convention Center. The three-day ...

There were tears, hugs, prayer and singing in Charlotte, North Carolina, after the United Methodist Church removed a line prohibiting the ordination of LGBTQ clergy that had been in place since 1984.