Nearly one-third of the churches in the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church disaffiliated from the denomination in a special session on Nov. 19.

The United Methodist Church just held a historic vote in favor of LGBT inclusion. Here's what that means for the organization's future By Sarah Maddox Updated on: May 9, 2024 / 10:21 AM EDT / CBS News ...

First Methodist Church of Irving announced it has joined the traditionalist Global Methodist Church after recently disaffiliating from the United Methodist Church. In a written statement, the ...

The United Methodist Church says they have the authority to close churches who leave the denomination, but several are willing to put that to the test.

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Church Drive in Gatlinburg is the home of a century-old church. Webb's Creek United Methodist was founded in 1917. A little over five years ago, it celebrated 100 years of ...

One-fifth of United Methodist congregations in the United States have received permission to leave the denomination over disagreements over same-sex marriage and gay preachers. In annual ...

A growing schism over LGBTQ+ issues within the United Methodist Church has prompted a quarter of congregations to leave as a Dec. 31 deadline nears.

Methodist churches seeking disaffiliation - May 6, 2023GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) – Thousands of Methodists in North Carolina will log into a virtual meeting on Saturday and ask that they be ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - One of Louisiana’s largest Methodist churches has voted to leave the United Methodist denomination. First United Methodist Church in Shreveport joins close to 90 other churches ...

Five United Methodist Churches in Colorado Springs have disaffiliated with the denomination over issues relating to same-sex marriage and ordaining gay clergy. The most recent, the Korean-American ...

The United Methodist Church marked a new era of LGBTQ inclusion by voting to lift the bans on LGBTQ clergy and on pastors performing same-sex unions. They also removed the language that said ...