The school sought to leave the church because of differences over gay marriage and clergy. The court did not decide whether ...

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a regional body of The United Methodist Church can sue Southern Methodist University ...

In a legal win for the UMC, the Texas Supreme Court last week ruled that the church's South Central Jurisdictional Conference ...

The Texas Supreme Court handed Southern Methodist University a setback in its bid to separate itself from the United ...

The higher court's ruling comes as part of the church’s lawsuit against SMU, which has challenged the authority UMC has over ...

A regional branch of the United Methodist Church with jurisdiction over Southern Methodist University can sue SMU for ...

In 2019, SMU leadership changed its articles of incorporation and declared that its board of trustees was the “ultimate authority” over the university, not the United Methodist Church.

DALLAS — The United Methodist Church can continue its legal fight over whether or not SMU can split from the church, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday. In the 8-1 opinion, to which one ...

Southern Methodist University voted to split from the church in 2019 following a doctrinal dispute over LGBTQ rights.

Ahead of the vote, presidents of 93 colleges and universities affiliated with the church, including SMU, released a joint statement calling on church leaders to “affirm full inclusion in the life and ...

United Methodist Church should control SMU Lawsuit is the latest in a long-simmering disagreement, but the issue of control has been settled since 1911. By Cynthia B. Astle ...