Note: This story has been updated to clarify new United Methodist rules regarding same-sex weddings. In recent years, the United Methodist pastor, Nathan Malone, has encouraged his church to model ...

Well over 250 United Methodist congregations in Kentucky recently voted to split from their parent denomination, the United Methodist Church. Members of the denomination's Kentucky Annual Conference ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The United Methodist Church, the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the U.S., lost about a quarter of its total churches between 2019 and 2023 due to disaffiliations, ...

The United Methodist Church has announced a proposal to split following an impasse over the debate on gay marriage and LGBTQ inclusion in the church, The Washington Post reports. The proposed plan ...

A rainbow frames his profile picture on Facebook. A pride flag emoji clings next to the word "husband" in his social media bio. A recent post garnering a few dozen likes reads: "This queer pastor ...

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More than half of the United Methodist churches across Alabama have disaffiliated from the denomination, and the signs are becoming obvious – churches are literally changing their signs, reflecting ...

More churches have disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church as the prominent Protestant denomination continues its split along lines of progressive and traditional theology. On Saturday, 96 ...

Jane Graner delivers her weekly sermon during services at Trinity United Methodist Church in Duncanville on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer Jane Graner first felt a call to ...

HIGH POINT, N.C. — A High Point church joins a growing list of congregations splitting from the United Methodist Church. Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church announced Wednesday that they voted to ...

As the Global Methodist Church gets ready to mark two years since it launched on May 1, 2022, it has gradually taken shape as a new denomination after a split with the United Methodist Church.

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