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Why are congregations leaving the United Methodist Church?
CBS News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoBishop Karen Oliveto sees her consecration in 2016 as a breaking point for some of the thousands of...
With a historic number of churches leaving, why 2022 was so dramatic for United Methodists
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt was a dramatic year for the United Methodist Church. Regional conferences recently finished...
United Methodists overturn ban on LGBTQ+ clergy
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 month agoUnited Methodist Church with LGBTQ+ rainbow flag. What happened The United Methodist Church's quadrennial general conference voted 692-51 on Wednesday to...
Pride month kicks off in Utah with interfaith service
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHundreds of people picked one of the ribbons up as they walked through the doors of First Baptist...
United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoUnited Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate...
43 Wisconsin congregations are set to leave United Methodist Church over LGBTQ issues
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 12 months agoForty-three Wisconsin churches could see their wishes come true Friday to leave the United Methodist...
UMC Wednesday updates: United Methodists remove ban on LGBTQ+ clergy
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCHARLOTTE, N.C. — With three days remaining at the United Methodist Church’s top policymaking...
Springfield's Schweitzer Church among 75 in Missouri parting with United Methodist Church
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSeventy-five churches in Missouri disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church last month,...
A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches' decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe fight to allow same-sex marriage and gay clergy has defined much of the last half-century for...
United Methodists prepare for votes on lifting LGBTQ bans and other issues at General Conference
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoUnited Methodist delegates are heading into the homestretch of their first legislative gathering in...