The future of the United Methodist Church in the United States and around the world could be determined as 862 voting delegates gather Tuesday at the UMC Grand Conference amid historic conflict over ...

The United Methodist Church is seeing the exodus of 96 conservative Kansas congregations over theological matters, including same-sex marriages and ordaining openly LGBTQ clergy. The denomination's ...

(AP) - More than 6,000 United Methodist congregations — a fifth of the U.S. total — have now received permission to leave the denomination amid a schism over theology and the role of LGBTQ people in ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It's a religious battle that affects thousands of churches across the country. Because of views on gay marriage and other religious practices, roughly 25% of congregations of the ...