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Last year, the United Methodist Church accepted Isaac Simmons, who regularly preaches dressed as a drag queen under the name Ms. Penny Cost, as a candidate for ordination. Since that time, Simmons ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Wesley United Methodist Church is one of the oldest churches in the South Bay founded by Japanese immigrants. It was established over 125 years ago and is still thriving in San ...
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Seventy-Two Triad congregations recently made the decision to leave their church. WFMY News 2’s Itinease McMiller spoke with a church in Greensboro about the decision to ...
A United Methodist Church pastor in Indiana stepped down after performing in drag and speaking about inclusion on the show “We’re Here.” Skip to content Skip to site index U.S.
However, the United Methodist Church's Judicial Council ruled against the idea in October 2024, saying that the use of Paragraph 2549 for disaffiliation would be "a misapplication of Church law." ...
A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist University can separate itself from the United Methodist Church is heading to Texas’ highest court this month.
The Methodist Church added “united” to its name after merging with another denomination in 1968. But for much of the past 52 years, unity has proved elusive. That’s been especially true at ...
The changes immediately open new doors for LGBTQ members — but over a quarter of U.S. congregations have already left the UMC, and more could follow.
The Rev. Nancy Webb has a new parish. Its members are black, white, Hispanic, Asian and, in Webb’s words, “mentally and physically challenged.” The parish of 250 people, Elderslie… ...
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 ...
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.
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