GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - First United Methodist Church in Gulfport is making worship more accessible, specifically for families who face cognitive and physical differences. For five years, Deanna ...
The leaders of Arkansas' Episcopal and United Methodist churches will observe World Communion jointly on Sunday during a morning worship service at First United Methodist Church in Maumelle. The ...
GREENVILLE — After months of waiting, a statewide conference in its backyard and multiple lawsuits, former United Methodist churches have an answer on their next steps for formal separation. Eleven ...
AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - Several United Methodist Churches are listed as permanently closing their doors following the annual conference meeting of the United Methodist Churches for Alabama and West ...
The top court of the United Methodist Church has ruled against a practice in Mississippi that was allowing churches to leave the denomination with property. The United Methodist Judicial Court backed ...
GREENVILLE — With lawsuits pending in two South Carolina courts, the ownership of several churches remains in limbo as arguments mount on whether they can legally separate from a United Methodist ...
United Methodist delegates have repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate. The delegates removed a rule forbidding those who identify as LGBTQ from being ordained or ...
The United Methodist Church, one of the largest Protestant denominations in the U.S., has voted to repeal its ban on LGBTQ clergy as well as prohibitions on its ministers from officiating at same-sex ...
Christopher H. Evans does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
The historic white-columned building on Jackson Street in Thomson, Ga. has at times been a fine dining restaurant and a senior living facility. Today though, the 50 or so people gathered in the ...
United Methodist churches in the West are a haven for progressive congregations even as thousands of churches in other parts of the country disaffiliate because the church ordains LBGTQ+ people.
One of the dominant Christian denominations in the U.S., the United Methodist Church, is experiencing a major split. Since 2019, more than 7,000 congregations have received approval to leave the ...