Local support for LGBTQ+ clergy, future church exits provide glimpse at impact of UMC General Conference policy changes following splintering.

The changes at this year’s General Conference are the culmination of a yearslong reckoning that prompted a historic schism in the United Methodist Church, with nearly 8,000 congregations ...

The United Methodist Church has made a series of decisions to become more welcoming of LGBTQ people. The moves have also driven away many conservative Methodists.

At the United Methodist General Conference, delegates voted overwhelmingly to repeal the church's ban on LGBTQ clergy, marking a significant policy shift.

The school sought to leave the church because of differences over gay marriage and clergy. The court did not decide whether ...

The case of whether or not SMU can split from the church was sent back to trial court for further proceedings.

Karen Kistler karen.kistler@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — First United Methodist Church of Salisbury is welcoming a new ...

Local support for LGBTQ+ clergy, future church exits provide glimpse at impact of UMC General Conference policy changes following splintering.

The Texas high court issued a mostly unanimous opinion June 27 upholding the regional unit’s right to governance over SMU.

Two South Shore Methodist churches recently merged their parishes, and will come up with a new name in the next year.

In a legal win for the UMC, the Texas Supreme Court last week ruled that the church's South Central Jurisdictional Conference ...

Criminalizing the basic human need to sleep does not help solve our homelessness crisis. Our faith guides us toward a ...