The United Methodist Church has voted to restructure itself in a way that could allow for LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex ... Africa, and the Philippines — to make their own rules about ministry.

This summer, lay leaders in the Philippines urged their bishops ... churches and lay members outside the United States in the Global Methodist Church than there will be in the United Methodist ...

Europe and the Philippines, who do not stand by the new changes. Some African delegates protested after the vote on changing the church's stance on marriage, according to the United Methodist News ...

While church regions in Africa, the Philippines and Europe have already ... “We’ve really come to understand how worldwide the United Methodist Church is and how that requires some changes ...

The United Methodist Church has about 5.4 million members in the United States, and about 4.6 million in Africa, Europe and the Philippines, according to church figures. In its first reaction ...

Representatives from Zimbabwe to the Philippines voted on three related ... for instance, is Wesleyan United Methodist Church on San Bernard Street. Other Black groups, such as the African ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The United Methodist Church, the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the U.S., lost about a quarter of its total churches between 2019 and 2023 due to ...

Olewine said that amid the internal divide over the United Methodist Church’s stance on LGBTQ+ issues, along with the challenges of the pandemic, about 20% of its congregations have disaffiliated.

The United Methodist Church overturned its 40-year ban on gay clergy Wednesday, during a meeting of the church’s top legislative body in Charlotte, North Carolina. CNN values your feedback 1.