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 ...

More than half of the United Methodist churches across Alabama have disaffiliated from the denomination, and the signs are becoming obvious – churches are literally changing their signs ...

A cross and flame is the official logo of the United Methodist Church, which compromises the second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States. But over 6,000 U.S. congregations have ...

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 ...

People mourning the loss of a dog, cat or other animal friend are invited to attend a pet memorial service 6 p.m. Tuesday at Pinnacle View United Methodist ... denomination's logo -- a cross and ...

The old hymnals and pew bibles in Pastor Danny Motta’s West Frankfort church featuring a familiar cross-and-flame insignia are gone. The church has a new logo and a new name, too. So does one of ...

The local organizational structure and links with other United Methodist congregations will continue. The cross and flame logo will remain, and bishops will appoint their pastors. We may grow more ...

The Cross and Flame, the official symbol of The United Methodist Church, was created in 1968 and registered as a trademark in 1971. Many of the boards and agencies meeting at Lake Junaluska Assembly ...