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 59 Iowa churches will no longer be part of the United Methodist Church after November 30. Many churches are in Northwest Iowa, but the list includes 20 from Eastern Iowa.

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.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Nearly five dozen more Iowa United Methodist Churches are leaving the denomination. Fifty-nine Iowa churches disagreed and will no longer be a part of the UMC.

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.

There are 142 churches in Iowa that have left the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church over differing beliefs on same-sex marriage and ordaining openly LGBTQ clergy.

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 ban ...

Delegates voted 692-51 to repeal the ban. The Iowa delegation makes up a portion of those who voted to repeal it. It goes into effect on Friday. "I saw people who grew up in a church in which they ...

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.

On June 3, the historic First United Methodist Church next to Quik Star in Osage was razed. The building was 154 years old. Last year, the congregation moved from its ...

There are 142 churches in Iowa that have left the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church over differing beliefs on same-sex marriage and ordaining openly LGBTQ clergy.