More than 250 Kentucky congregations of the United Methodist Church have split from their parent denomination, effectively shrinking the sect's size to just over half of what it was in the state. A ...

The United Methodist Church has announced a proposal to split following an impasse over the debate on gay marriage and LGBTQ inclusion in the church, The Washington Post reports. The proposed plan ...

A Pride flag outside Asbury United Methodist Church in Prairie Village, Kan., in 2019. For Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, the last two years have resembled a drawn-out quarrel between members of a very ...

The ongoing divide of the United Methodist Church, which used to be the second largest protestant denomination in the U.S. after Southern Baptist Convention, might be a sign of broader societal ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — United Methodist ...

As the Global Methodist Church gets ready to mark two years since it launched on May 1, 2022, it has gradually taken shape as a new denomination after a split with the United Methodist Church.

Methodists around the U.S. have been engaged in tense discussions over the future of their church. "We are in an untenable situation," Bishop... After Disagreements Over LGBTQ Clergy, U.S. Methodists ...

United Methodist Church bishops and leaders are proposing a split into more than one denomination in a bid to resolve years of debate over LGBT clergy and same-sex weddings, according to the church's ...