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United Methodist Church ends 40-year gay ban
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 5 days agoThe United Methodist Church (UMC) has ended its 40-year ban on gay clergy, marking a significant shift for the denomination. The decision, made during a...
More than 1M Methodists leave church over same-sex rule change
The Hill· 8 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...
Oklahoma United Methodists to meet for first time after exits, LGBTQ+ restrictions removed
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 7 days agoSeveral worship services will be held at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, 2717 W Hefner Road....
First United Methodist Church in Shickshinny to host 19th annual Community Choirfest
The Citizens' Voice· 3 days agoFirst United Methodist Church in Shickshinny will host the 19th Annual Community Choirfest at 6 p.m....
State Supreme Court rejects appeal by Wiregrass, Alabama churches blocked from leaving United ...
WDHN Dothan via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoWIREGRASS, Ala (WDHN) — The Alabama Supreme Court rejected an appeal by 44 Methodist churches...
United Methodists to close and sell UAB ministry house near Dreamland BBQ
Birmingham News· 12 hours agoThe North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church has voted to close the Wesley Foundation...
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...
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· 1 day 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