United Methodist Bishop Jonathan Holston, who was ceremonially installed Sunday night as head of the North Alabama Conference, addressed the controversy over the denomination’s decision earlier this ...

The United Methodist Church has filed a lawsuit against a breakaway beach church that dropped UMC affiliation from its charter but kept two appointed clergy on staff and banned denominational ...

JOAQUIN, Texas (KTRE) - An East Texas congregation says it’s hopeful it can spare its historic church that will soon be sold to the highest bidder starting this Friday. Joaquin United Methodist Church ...

The headquarters of the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church on Dec. 17, 2024. Jordan Lawrence jlawrence@thestate.com A long-running battle between one of the state’s largest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The headquarters of the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church on Dec. 17, 2024. (Jordan ...

(RNS) — A bishop in the United Methodist Church since 2012, the Rev. Debra Wallace-Padgett will lead an umbrella group of more than 80 Methodist denominations around the world. (RNS) — In August, the ...

A 15-month legal battle between a breakaway faction of the United Methodist Church in Naperville and the church’s regional body for Northern Illinois has been settled. In May 2023, a property dispute ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — There is no shortage of impressive buildings dotting Capitol Hill: the U.S. Capitol with its shining dome, the Library of Congress topped by a golden flame, the U.S. Supreme Court ...

Multiple South Carolina churches are taking their parent denomination to the S.C. Supreme Court to try to get out from under its jurisdiction and keep their church holdings intact. The lawsuit was ...