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.

Bishop David Graves is taking over local leadership for the United Methodist Church and will draw upon his past experience in neighboring states as the denomination charts a new path forward.

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 ...

Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference, or the United Methodist Church's regional authority, held annual legislative assembly in Murfreesboro on June 17-19. Following historic conflict in UMC and ...

A number of Southern California churches whose congregations disagree with the California-Pacific Conference of the United Methodist ... the organization and the sale of Surf City Church’s ...

The Central Korean United ... will chart their own futures after settling with the church over property, pensions and other administrative matters. According to United Methodist News, nearly ...

The United Methodist Church has made a series of decisions to become more welcoming of LGBTQ people. The moves have also driven away many conservative Methodists. We saw major changes this week in ...