Emerging from a period that rocked the United Methodist Church to its core, the Alabama-West Florida UMC Conference gathers ...

Many departing congregations are joining the Global Methodist Church, a conservative denomination that launched more than a year ago. Others are joining smaller denominations, going independent or ...

Many other departing churches have opted to remain independent of any denomination so far. The Methodist movement’s history traces back to 18th-century England, when preacher John Wesley ...

Some of those churches have remained independent, and others have joined the new Global Methodist Church, a rival denomination that says it will not ordain or marry gay people. One justice ...