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UMC Tuesday updates: United Methodists take first steps toward removing LGBTQ+ restrictions
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The United Methodist Church’s top policymaking assembly illustrated on Monday the...
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...
What next for Methodist churches after major change to LGBTQ+ stance?
WJHL Tri-Cities via Yahoo News· 1 month agoRandy Frye is glad the just-concluded 2024 United Methodist Church (UMC) General Conference was...
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...
Here’s what a massive exodus is costing the United Methodist Church: Splinter explainer
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAhead of UMC General Conference — where it will decide on a new budget — a look at the financial...
Tennessee United Methodists look to rebuild amid UMC splintering, disaffiliating churches
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFacing national tides of shrinking congregations and denominational turmoil, Tennessee United...
Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants
WFLA via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a...
United Methodists lift 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy, marking historic shift for the church
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCHARLOTTE, N.C. — United Methodists lifted a 40-year ban on gay clergy and removed restrictions on...
A dramatic schism over social issues? The United Methodist Church has been here before – but this...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe United Methodist Church will hold its General Conference, delayed several years by the pandemic,...
Local leaders discuss Methodists’ changes to LGBTQ+ stance
WJHL Tri-Cities via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThis is the first of a two-day look at liberalizing changes to United Methodist Church (UMC) policy...