A quarter of Methodist congregations in the U.S. are leaving the United Methodist Church as one of the country's largest Protestant denominations wrestles with issues of sexuality and gender identity.

Bishop Karen Oliveto is retiring in a few months as a United Methodist bishop. Oliveto was emotional saying those words aloud. As the church's first openly gay bishop, her path was not always certain.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The United Methodist Church, the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the U.S., lost about a quarter of its total churches between 2019 and 2023 due to ...

By Ruth Graham Ruth Graham writes about faith and religion, and visited a Methodist church in Southlake, Texas. With 17,000 members, White’s Chapel Methodist Church in Southlake, Texas ...

The United Methodist Church overturned its 40-year ban on gay clergy Wednesday, marking a historic shift in the church’s stance on homosexuality. The church has long been divided into factions ...

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 ...

Like thousands of others across the country who once belonged to the United Methodist Church, Tiger is no longer affiliated with the organization that has shaped much of his life. Born in a small ...

But in the years that followed, some 7,600 U.S. conservative Methodist congregations located mostly in the South left the church over its lack of enforcement of the anti-LGBTQ policies.

David Gura speaks with Rev. Kimberly Scott about last week's meeting of the United Methodist Church's Council of Bishops and its impeding vote on whether to ordain gay pastors. One of the largest ...

One local pastor in St. Petersburg explained why his church isn't disaffiliating. "Allendale is a United Methodist Church that is committed to doing the work of antiracism, loving and affirming ...

Nearly half of Kentucky's United Methodist Church congregations were granted a split from the denomination this week, significantly shrinking the church's footprint in the state. Voting delegates ...