The United Methodist Church says they have the authority to close churches who leave the denomination, but several are willing to put that to the test.

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Solar panels are now installed under the cross on the roof of Dunwoody United Methodist Church. Channel 2’s ...

Trinity United Methodist Church is seen on Friday at Lark and Lancaster streets in Albany. The church is planning to close in June. Trinity United Methodist Church is seen on Friday at Lark and ...

RICHFIELD — Five generations of Linda Engle’s family worshipped at Richfield United Methodist Church before she and the congregation decided in late December to leave the denomination due to ...

The Methodist Church of Simpsonville, as it’s now called, announced its disaffiliation from the United Methodist Church on June 4, according to the lawsuit, and changed its corporate filings to ...

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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.

It took decades of activism for a change that was "so very healing," said McAvoy, pastor of Shepherd of the Valley United Methodist Church in Hope, Rhode Island. A member of the Queer Delegate ...

A sign that reads, “All Are Welcome!,” is seen in front of Kessler Park United Methodist Church on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Dallas.(Chitose Suzuki / Staff Photographer) United Methodists in ...

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 ...

The United Methodist Church on Wednesday voted to lift its ban prohibiting LGBTQ+ members from serving in the church’s clergy—the latest measure in an ongoing effort to revisit the church’s ...