It's unclear why the Indiana churches decided to leave. Some of the UMC's outgoing congregations are joining a more traditional branch called the Global Methodist Church, which is against abortion ...

the nearly 700 United Methodist Churches in the Indiana Conference, will continue to follow our mission statement to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world as we ...

In Central Indiana, a patchwork of evangelical churches and universities has been sharing ideas and lessons on how to expand these efforts, broadly known as creation care. Some have partnered on ...

ERIE — At a special session of the Western Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church this week in Erie, 298 congregations were allowed to disaffiliate from the denomination, out of ...

and Indiana. These five conferences, with two in Texas, account for 57 percent of all departures. Contrast that with Bickerton’s own New York conference, where no churches have left yet ...