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 ...

The United Methodist Church, one of the largest Protestant denominations in the U.S., has voted to repeal its ban on LGBTQ clergy as well as prohibitions on its ministers from officiating at same ...

Thousands of United Methodist Church congregations have voted on whether to stay as debates over the role of LGBTQ people in the church continue. Fox News Media; Fox News Media; ...

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 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.

The deadline for "disaffiliating," as it was called, from the United Methodist Church was last December. More than 7,600 — about one quarter — of its congregations voted to leave .

Schweitzer Church, lead by the Rev. Spencer Smith, began discussing disaffiliation from the United Methodist Church in May 2021, according to Smith's "Pastor's Note," shared with the congregation ...

Stan Copeland, senior pastor at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church based in Preston Hollow, said his congregation, which he described as a diverse, originally was not going to vote on disaffiliation.

A quarter of the denomination’s churches have left, as the faith divides over L.G.B.T.Q. policies. By Ruth Graham Ruth Graham writes about faith and religion, and visited a Methodist church in ...

United Methodist Church rejects same-sex marriage 00:59. Bishop Karen Oliveto sees her consecration in 2016 as a breaking point for some of the thousands of people who have made the once ...