The United Methodist Church is on track to shed roughly 12% of its membership this week when the Eglise Méthodiste Unie Côte d’Ivoire (EMUCI) voted Tuesday to leave the 9.9-million-member denomination ...

Who is really leaving Methodism?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century’s worth of denominational bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC ...

(RNS) — The thinning of the UMC’s conservative ranks makes this week’s conference a perfect time to address the issue. They have also passed a number of petitions on social issues, including one ...

The United Methodist General Conference that ended May 3 approved a plan for full communion with Episcopalians, pending approval by the 2027 Episcopal Church General Convention. But what about the ...

On Wednesday, the United Methodist Church voted to lift its ban on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings. Church delegates voted to repeal a number of anti-LGBTQ rules.This has been a divisive issue ...

As a historic global conference of the United Methodist Church draws to a close in Charlotte Friday, the issue of homosexuality that has driven away many of the denomination’s churches appears settled ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - It took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century's worth of denominational bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages. But when asked at a news ...

When the Bishop of London was appointed the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, the news was generally well received by many in the worldwide Anglican Communion. Many, including Oklahomans, treated ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century's worth of denominational bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages. But when asked at a news ...