The United Methodist Church just held a historic vote in favor of LGBT inclusion. Here's what that means for the organization's future ...

The United Methodist Church is part of the tradition of mainline Protestantism that now tends to be broadly progressive in its theology and traditional in its worship style.

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 largest mainline Protestant denomination in the U.S. is shrinking due to disputes over LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex marriage. About 20% of United Methodist congregations have left in recent years.

Meeting at their worldwide General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., United Methodist delegates voted overwhelmingly to allow LGBTQ clergy and for Methodist ministers to officiate at same-sex weddings.

United Methodist Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño, right, is greeted by a man following the announcement of the jury verdict on Sept. 22, 2023, the fourth day of her church trial in Glenview, Illinois.

The United Methodist Church overturned its 40-year ban on gay clergy Wednesday, during a meeting of the church’s top legislative body in Charlotte, North Carolina.

A schism between conservatives and liberals in the United Methodist Church about LGBTQ+ issues resulted in one fifth of congregations leaving.

By the end of 2023, the United Methodist Church will be significantly less united. Here's why.

The Methodist Church of Simpsonville thought it left the United Methodist denomination behind. A new lawsuit demands the church surrender money and property.

The massive withdrawal is having larger repercussions for the church, one of America's largest Protestant denominations.

The direction of the United Methodist Church is being discussed at its annual conference in Lakeland this week.