United Methodists on Friday voted to close 20 churches in North Alabama, including a church founded in Hoover in 1993 with a 15-acre campus next to Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Discovery United ...

Bishop Jonathan Holston took over on Sept. 1, 2024, as the leader of all United Methodist churches in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com) ggarrison@al.com. By .

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - 27 churches across south Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, including six area churches, are set to be closed after a vote made on Tuesday at the annual meeting of the ...