Conservative leaders within the United Methodist Church unveiled plans Monday to form a new denomination, the Global Methodist Church, with a doctrine that does not recognize same-sex marriage. The ...

The United Methodist Church and its predecessors have shaped and been shaped by the United States since before its founding ...

Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their big denominational meeting, known as General Conference. It's a much-anticipated gathering. Typically it is held ...

The United Methodist Church is splintering as a new, more conservative denomination, the Global Methodist Church, launched in May. Some churches are joining the new denomination and leaving the UMC. A ...

(RNS) — Last week, when the United Methodist Church postponed — for the third time in as many years — a vote on an orderly plan to split the mainline Protestant denomination long riven by disagreement ...

United Methodist churches across the country are undergoing a historic transformation as many — including 19 in Davidson County — have requested to leave the denomination, while other UM churches that ...

(RNS) — Participants offered a behind-the-scenes look at how they arrived at a proposal, announced earlier this month, that would allow conservative United Methodist churches and conferences to split ...

With their denomination headed for schism, Arkansas United Methodists are debating whether to stay, leave or wait awhile to see what happens. A new, more conservative denomination, the Global ...

After an emotional meeting Saturday in Birmingham that sent long-time United Methodists heading off in different directions, the goodbyes quickly turned into questions of what’s next. “It’s just hard, ...

United Methodists have for generations been a mainstay of the American religious landscape — one of the most geographically widespread of the major Protestant denominations, their steeples visible on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. United Methodists have for generations been a mainstay of the American religious landscape — one of the most geographically ...