The United Methodist Church is one of the few places in American ... the seven traditional mainline Protestant denominations have split up over homosexuality or related issues, such as the ...

In the aftermath of that meeting, many moderate and liberal clergy made clear they would not abide by the bans, and various groups worked on proposals to let the United Methodist Church split ...

United Methodist Church leaders are proposing a split into more than one denomination in a bid to resolve years of debate over LGBT clergy and same-sex weddings, according to the church’s ...

the biggest step so far in the highly anticipated split of the United Methodist Church over LGBTQ rights. The new denomination announced its plans on the same day the UMC postponed its General ...

The biggest group yet to leave the Upstate New York United Methodist Church officially departed last weekend, the latest repercussion of a nation-wide split in the church centered around the issue ...

One of the nation's largest religious denominations could be headed for a split this weekend. "What the United Methodist church will look like in March will likely be very different than it is ...

was raised United Methodist and has attended Graner’s church for about 10 years. “I think now we’re ready to have the church represent who we are,” she said of the split. “For the ...

United Methodist Church:3 takeaways from vote on same-sex marriage, LGBT clergy But this path forward and future split is not a done deal, as Sierra Leone Bishop John Yambasu explained in the news ...

The United Methodist Church announced a proposal Friday to split the denomination over what it called "fundamental differences" regarding its beliefs on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy.

The United Methodist Church, the third-largest religious denomination in the United States, is set to split over gay marriage and allowing LGBTQ people to become clergy members. On Thursday ...