The United Methodist Church says they have the authority to close churches who leave the denomination, but several are willing to put that to the test.

The news in Iowa and an approaching Methodist church conference made me feel compelled to catch up with Sean McRoberts, ...

An attorney for the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church gave an update on 21 Alabama churches that ...

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

Awaken, Inspire, Transform," taught by Patty Fitzsimmons and sponsored by the Transformation Center for Spirituality Education, from 1 to 3 p.m. in person at the Marin Link conference room at 5800 ...

On Friday, the Northern Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church voted to close 20 churches in its jurisdiction, ...

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 ...

either joining the Global Methodist Church or becoming independent. For the most part, the split brought a renewed peace between the United Methodist Church and Methodist higher ed institutions, said ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across ... violence on Sunday stemmed from a schism in the worldwide United Methodist Church over its decision to repeal LGBTQ bans — and the ensuing ...

Many churches went independent, but thousands joined the new Global Methodist Church, which pledges to enforce restrictions on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage. Now attention turns to Africa ...

The Global Methodist Church, a newly formed conservative denomination ... Bering Church and other progressive congregations citywide have gone independent or joined smaller denominations.