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More than 1M Methodists leave church over same-sex rule change
The Hill· 13 hours agoDelegates of the United Methodist Church voted to repeal their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ...
United Methodists to lose 12% of global membership as African churches exit over LGBTQ-friendly move
The Washington Times· 5 days agoThe United Methodist Church is on track to shed roughly 12% of its membership this week when the...
State Supreme Court rejects appeal by Wiregrass, Alabama churches blocked from leaving United ...
WDHN Dothan via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoWIREGRASS, Ala (WDHN) — The Alabama Supreme Court rejected an appeal by 44 Methodist churches...
United Methodist split: Alabama Supreme Court rejects appeal by 44 churches blocked from leaving
Birmingham News· 1 day agoThe appeal was filed Nov. 13, after Montgomery Circuit Judge Brooke E. Reid dismissed the...
Oklahoma United Methodists to meet for first time after exits, LGBTQ+ restrictions removed
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe Assemblies of God are now second in terms of the number of churches. Oklahoma United Methodist ...
United Methodists to close and sell UAB ministry house near Dreamland BBQ
Birmingham News· 17 hours agoThe North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church has voted to close the Wesley Foundation...
United Methodists choose inclusion for all as standard of its church
St. Joseph News-Press· 3 days agoIn early May, the 2024 General Conference of the United Methodist Church closed with a joyful scene:...
Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 2 days agoCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century's worth of denominational bans on gay clergy and
‘We create space for diversity to thrive’: Honolulu’s UMC
KHON 2 Honolulu· 7 days agoIn May during the United Methodist Church’s (UMC) General Conference held in Charlotte, North...
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The Times and Democrat· 6 days agoChurch News announcements must be received no later than noon Tuesday to run in the Thursday edition. Vacation Bible School is set for 6 p.m. June 3-6....