A small Maine congregation is suing a regional body of The United Methodist Church, claiming that the mainline denomination is trying to take over its property.

Bishop Karen Oliveto is retiring in a few months as a United Methodist bishop. Oliveto was emotional saying those words aloud. As the church's first openly gay bishop, her path was not always certain.

(The Conversation) — The United Methodist Church will hold its General Conference, delayed several years by the pandemic, in April 2024. The meeting comes amid a dramatic divide over LGBTQ+ rights.

One of the dominant Christian denominations in the U.S., the United Methodist Church, is experiencing a major split. Since 2019, more than 7,000 congregations have received approval to leave the ...

A quarter of Methodist congregations in the U.S. are leaving the United Methodist Church as one of the country's largest Protestant denominations wrestles with issues of sexuality and gender identity.

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) -A lawsuit between one of Dothan’s largest churches and United Methodist denomination leaders reached the courtroom this week, where a judge will hear testimony in a trial ...

Mississippi's largest Methodist church continued a recent trend Sunday when Jackson's Christ United Methodist Church voted to part ways with the Mississippi United Methodist Conference. After a vote ...

The Global Methodist Church (GMC), a conservative denomination formed from a schism with the United Methodist Church (UMC), is focusing on its own growth and mission. The schism, largely driven by ...

Global Methodist Church Bishop Scott Jones led a workshop for clergy on Thursday for the new denomination’s North Alabama Conference at ClearBranch Methodist Church in Trussville. Afterward, he spoke ...

From the pulpit, Aaron Tiger opened his Bible to the book of Philippians and surveyed his new flock. During a year-end Sunday service at Christ Church on Harvard in Tulsa, Christmas trees lined the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The worldwide Anglican Communion heads toward a schism as United Methodists embark on a restructuring plan putting ...