The theme of the United Methodist general conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, emblazoned on banners, tote bags, and name tags, was a snippet of Psalm 46: “Know that I am God.” At the end of the ...

The United Methodist Church is on the verge of a historic decision following a costly splintering. Here's how it's shaping up in Zimbabwe.

An effort to remove anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions at the UMC General Conference emerged in response to decades of traditionalist legislative wins. While also removing anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions, progressive ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — United Methodists lifted a 40-year ban on gay clergy and removed restrictions on same-sex marriage in a major step toward greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the nation’s largest mainline ...

A denomination founded as a theologically conservative alternative to the United Methodist Church has grown to include 6,000 ...

In a matter of days, Ohio pastor Angie Cox and her wife went from contemplating moving to a more permissive region of the United Methodist Church to preparing for a long career in local ministry in ...

This is the second half of a two-day look at liberalizing changes to United Methodist Church (UMC) policy and positions surrounding human sexuality and LGBTQ+ issues that were approved at the church’s ...

United Methodist Church delegates at the UMC General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., made history last week as the conference ended bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages. Augusta County native ...

The Global Methodist Church (GMC), a denomination formed in 2022 as a conservative alternative to the United Methodist Church ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Days before their denomination dismantled decades of policies limiting the role of the LGBTQ+ community in the church, the Methodists sipped ale in an Irish pub and sang along to ...