Jun. 9—OSAGE — The First United Methodist Church in Osage will say goodbye to its historic building later this year and move to the former Masonic Lodge after the building is remodeled. A ...

OSAGE – The First United Methodist Church in Osage will say goodbye to its historic building later this year and move to the former Masonic Lodge after the building is ...

The Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church voted Tuesday to allow 83 churches — 11% of the state's total — to disaffiliate over LGBTQ rights. The list: ...

The United Methodist Church's disaffiliation plan will expire on Dec. 31, 2023, and the Iowa Conference anticipates some 40 more churches will leave by November.

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Iowa Capitol Bureau) - 59 additional Iowa churches are leaving the United Methodist Church. In 2019 , the General Conference of the United Methodist Church reaffirmed its ...

Earlier this year, 83 other Iowa churches disaffiliated themselves.The change comes amid a disagreement over the role of LGBTQ members in the church. The United Methodist Church continues to ban ...

During a special online session Tuesday hosted by conference leaders, 83 churches in Iowa including Marion Methodist agreed to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church — one of the largest ...

ELLSWORTH, Iowa - People at a 120-year-old church in central Iowa are trying to keep it from closing at the end of the month.The Ellsworth United Methodist Church, in Ellsworth in Hamilton County ...

The 83 Iowa churches will no longer be part of the United Methodist Church after June 30. The list of churches includes 28 from Eastern Iowa, including four from Dubuque and two from Marion.

Dozens of Iowa churches are ending their affiliation with the United Methodist Church after a rift developed over Biblical teachings. During a conference last month, the leaders of more than 80 ...

United Methodist Church repeals ban on ordaining LGBTQ+ clergy. Delegates voted 692-51 to repeal the ban on ordaining LGBTQ+ clergy. The Iowa delegation makes up a portion of those who voted to ...