Hundreds of churches split from a regional body of the United Methodist Church (UMC) over the weekend as the second-largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. continues to hemorrhage congregations.

The trial pitting the United Methodist Church against one of its former member churches resumes today in Houston County, as ...

Jun. 2—Several Methodist congregations in Glynn County have voted to leave the United Methodist Church, some joining the new Global Methodist Church denomination and some striking out as independent ...

A lawyer representing multiple congregations facing legal hurdles in their attempts to leave the largest mainline Methodist denomination in the U.S. said the battles are ultimately financial. "It's ...

The Methodist Church added “united” to its name after merging with another denomination in 1968. But for much of the past 52 years, unity has proved elusive. That’s been especially true at meetings of ...

A Little Rock congregation has catapulted to the top of the list of best-attended Methodist congregations thanks to its ...

A coalition of philanthropists, preservationists and state partners has raised more than $885,000 to rescue the historic 1872 ...

Case could set precedent for over 40 churches seeking to disaffiliate from United Methodist denomination amid theological ...