News

In a recent commentary about the United Methodist Church split, columnist Paul DeMarco expressed heartbreak at driving past former UMCs whose signs were changing. I empathize with his grief. But I ...
As staff at Ghent United Methodist Church left for the day on Tuesday, Pastor Ryan Schaeffer, said he noticed the words "Pride Is Sin" written on signage.
Dozens of Milford residents met in the sanctuary of the Milford United Methodist Church to talk about how they could help the people who were affected by Friday’s fire. The fire, which started around ...
Keith Boyette, a former United Methodist Church member who is overseeing the Global Methodist Church during its transitional period, said the Global Methodist Church now has more than 4,500 ...
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 United Methodist Church has made a series of decisions to become more welcoming of LGBTQ people. The moves have also driven away many conservative Methodists. We saw major changes this week in ...
Why Is The United Methodist Church Changing Its Lgbtq+ Policies? The changes at this year’s General Conference are the culmination of a yearslong reckoning that prompted a historic schism in the ...
There has been a seismic shift within the United Methodist Church after it voted to lift bans on LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex marriages. The move led some 7,600 conservative Methodist congregations ...
Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church in Lexington — the largest contributor to the state UMC budget — officially began the process to leave the denomination on Jan. 9, 2023.
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 ...