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United Methodist Church disaffiliation in US largely white, Southern & male-led: Report
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe traditionalist exodus out of the United Methodist Church in the U.S. is definitively white,...
United Methodists lose one-fifth of US churches in schism driven by growing defiance of LGBTQ bans
Associated Press via AOL· 11 months agoMore than 6,000 United Methodist congregations — a fifth of the U.S. total — have now received...
The breakup of the United Methodist Church
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA church. Illustrated | Getty Images By the end of 2023, the United Methodist Church will be significantly less united, torn asunder by a host of issues...
Last chance? More Oklahoma churches to seek United Methodist Church exit at third meeting
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTwo Oklahoma City metro houses of worship and several Eastern Oklahoma megachurches are among more...
One fourth of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA quarter of U.S. congregations in the United Methodist Church have received permission to leave the...
Churches were approved for disaffiliation from the United Methodist Church
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDuring a special session May 27, 95 churches were approved for disaffiliation from the United...
The United Methodist Church has lost 20% of U.S. congregations in schism over LGBTQ rules
The Week via Yahoo News· 11 months agoUnited Methodist Church in La Mirada, California Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty...
43 Wisconsin congregations are set to leave United Methodist Church over LGBTQ issues
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoForty-three Wisconsin churches could see their wishes come true Friday to leave the United Methodist...
Alabama United Methodist churches join split from national demonination
The Gadsden Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAmong the 117 churches of the Mountain Lakes District, which includes Etowah, Marshall and St. Clair...
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...