Bishop Thomas Bickerton told the United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops it was time to pivot, as the denomination has been losing churches since a 2019 special session of its General ...

The new elections of two United Methodist Church bishops and appointments for the full roster of 32 across the U.S., though two-thirds the size the group was before a historic splintering in the ...

The United Methodist Church, after years of not enforcing prohibitions, now officially allows same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy. See also: Alabama’s new United Methodist bishop carries on ...

The decision follows Oliveto’s consecration last July as bishop of the United Methodist Church’s Mountain Sky Area, which includes churches in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Montana, as well as ...

United Methodist Church Council of Bishops meet for August meeting as denomination schism intensifies; Council president and other bishops call conservative attacks "falsehoods" ...

United Methodist Church Bishop LaTrelle Easterling, of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, delivers a virtual State of the Church address March 16, 2021. Video screengrab ...

The election of Karen Oliveto, a married lesbian, as a United Methodist Church bishop, has highlighted opportunities and struggles for LGBTQ people within the church. IE 11 is not supported.

Bishop Gene Robinson: "God called me out of the closet" 12:21 Bishop Karen Oliveto is retiring in a few months as a United Methodist bishop. Oliveto was emotional saying those words aloud.

Representatives of the United Methodist Church have elected their first openly gay bishop, in defiance of church prohibitions on homosexuality. Rev. Karen Oliveto, senior pastor of Glide Memorial ...

Bishop Shelton’s election to the high post comes at a time of extreme turmoil in the United Methodist Church. She has been assigned as bishop of the UMC’s North Carolina Conference, based near ...