The United Methodist Church just held a historic vote in favor of LGBT inclusion. Here's what that means for the organization's future By Sarah Maddox Updated on: May 9, 2024 / 10:21 AM EDT / CBS News ...

Christ United Methodist Church, located at 3598 Pennsylvania Ave. in Weirton, will hold its 18th-annual Corn Festival from 4 ...

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 ...

A quarter of the denomination’s churches have left, as the faith divides over L.G.B.T.Q. policies. By Ruth Graham Ruth Graham writes about faith and religion, and visited a Methodist church in ...

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 disaffiliations ...

Over the past four years, 1,831 congregations across the country have voted to sever their ties with the church, or about 6% of the 30,000 United Methodist congregations nationwide, according to ...

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.

The United Methodist Church's Council of Bishops, ending a five-day meeting on Friday, April 29, 2022, acknowledged the inevitable breakup of their denomination, which will gain momentum during ...

One-fifth of United Methodist congregations in the United States have received permission to leave the denomination over disagreements over same-sex marriage and gay preachers. In annual ...

Every Easter Sunday, just after the 6:30 sunrise service, members of the small Nottingham-Myers United Methodist Church in rural southern Prince George's County gather for a traditional breakfast ...

A new Methodist denomination's recent announcement of its official launch as a more conservative alternative to the United Methodist Church was attention-grabbing news. But the new denomination ...