(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 ...

Bishop Francis J. McConnells first sermon, as he recalls it, “covered a vast range of lofty religious principles, well up in the air. After having risen so thoroughly to the heights, I decided that ...

"The Council of Bishops has responded to the UMC’s institutional uncertainty by crafting a new vision statement." ...

Webinars are to educate rank-and-file United Methodists about denomination’s new direction and prepare participants for a ...

The proposed union of four major American Protestant churches is a cart with four wheels—and one of the wheels is slow to turn. The Presbyterian and Episcopal churches and the United Church of Christ ...

More than 7,500 churches in the United Methodist Church left following disagreements — including dealing with LGBTQ+ rights — upending financial and statistical landscape of the denomination. Staff at ...

The United Methodist Church's top legislative assembly, the UMC General Conference, is gathering in Charlotte until Friday, May 3. Removing anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions is among the top issues facing the ...

Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their big denominational meeting, known as General Conference. It’s a much-anticipated gathering. Typically it is held ...

The African Methodist Episcopal Church has elected Bishop Francine A. Brookins, J.D., M.Div., as Chair of the General Board ...

The United Methodist Church in Oklahoma has experienced turbulence in the last few years, with more than 100 churches leaving, disputes ending up in civil courts and the exposure of rifts that ...