There is civil strife going on within the Methodist church around the United States, and while members fight it out in disaffiliation battles centered around sexuality and power within the church, one ...

A quarter of Methodist congregations in the U.S. are leaving the United Methodist Church as one of the country's largest Protestant denominations wrestles with issues of sexuality and gender identity.

United Methodist Church is splintering. A new, more conservative denomination, the Global Methodist Church, launched in May. Seminaries who educate future UMC clergy pride themselves on tradition of ...

A rainbow frames his profile picture on Facebook. A pride flag emoji clings next to the word "husband" in his social media bio. A recent post garnering a few dozen likes reads: "This queer pastor ...

The United Methodist Church is splitting with more conservative churches forming the Global Methodist Church. Organization that formed the new Methodist denomination meets days after new denomination ...

Hymnals and Bibles sit in pews during a service at Elizabeth Street United Methodist Church on Sunday, July 31, 2022, in Durham, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com The United Methodist ...