Many towns across Alabama now have two Methodist churches instead of one. Many of those that left had to get rid of their old signs featuring the United Methodist cross and flame logos.

DECATUR — Residents traveling south on Main Street in Decatur on Tuesday may have noticed crews removing the flame portion of a giant cross towering over Grace United Methodist Church.

Though the large marquee outside the church still bears the flame and cross — the trademark symbol of the United Methodist Church — a recent website upgrade does not. The website features a ...

(RNS) — One of the United Methodist Church’s regional conferences has taken up the call to replace the denomination’s ‘Cross and Flame’ logo because of its association for many with the ...

Church of the Lakes in Jackson Township has decided to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church ... We've removed all the emblems of the cross and flame," he said. "The Conference needs ...

MIDLAND — The cross-and-flame symbol on ... forged by the merger of Methodist and St. Mary Hospital will take its place. The Northwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church cleared ...

one without the cross and flame logo of the UMC. Last month, the vote of their church, along with 58 others in Louisiana, to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church was approved, part of a ...

The old hymnals and pew bibles in Pastor Danny Motta’s West Frankfort church featuring a familiar cross-and-flame insignia ... have disaffiliated with the United Methodist Church over a variety ...

The Central Korean United Methodist Church in Overland Park is one of several looking to leave the denomination over LGBTQ issues. The departure of the churches in Kansas and Nebraska comes as UMC ...