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.

On a Sunday morning in 2020, while Rev. Andi Woodworth welcomed her congregation to the Neighborhood Church in Atlanta, Georgia, she had an epiphany. For years, Woodworth said she and her wife and ...

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 has ...

For many, the schism that has wracked the United Methodist Church seemed inevitable, though it was an outcome few wanted. The departure of a quarter of the church’s approximately 30,000 congregations ...

The Global Methodist Church (GMC), a conservative denomination formed from a schism with the United Methodist Church (UMC), is focusing on its own growth and mission. The schism, largely driven by ...

A contentious, six-year legal battle between the United Methodist Church and Southern Methodist University is coming before the Texas Supreme Court today. The controversy centers around who maintains ...

Multiple South Carolina churches are taking their parent denomination to the S.C. Supreme Court to try to get out from under its jurisdiction and keep their church holdings intact. The lawsuit was ...

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