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United Methodist assembly faces key decisions amid historic conflict. Why it matters.
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThe United Methodist Church will bear the same name after May 3, but in many ways will be an...
Kentucky Methodists are dividing —and division is an age-old tradition in itself | Opinion
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMore than 250 United Methodist congregations in Kentucky have decided to split from their parent...
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...
Methodist LGBTQ split: Grandma was right. There’s nothing God-like in rejecting others | Opinion
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoMethodist split Regarding “United Methodists come to Charlotte to weigh a milestone measure on LGBTQ...
A dramatic schism over social issues? The United Methodist Church has been here before – but this...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe United Methodist Church will hold its General Conference, delayed several years by the pandemic,...
United Methodist Church grapples with deep divides over LGBTQ issues
NBC News via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Leaders of the United Methodist Church are holding their first international...
Most United Methodist Church disaffiliations are in the South: Final report outlines latest in...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNASHVILLE, Tenn. – The United Methodist Church, the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the U.S., lost about a quarter of its total churches between 2019 and 2023 due to disaffiliations ...
United Methodists and homosexuality: Spraying scriptural verses around proves nothing
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA recent writer to the Montgomery Advertiser announced that “the Bible trumps anything in The Book...
United Methodists finding their voices as church weathers disaffiliations, ideological crisis
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThis commentary is written by John A. Tures, a professor of political science at LaGrange College....
Amid largest Methodist schism since Civil War, Ohio tops Midwest for churches leaving
Gannett via AOL· 3 months agoAmid a nationwide schism centered on sexuality and theology, more congregations have voted to leave...