In a legal win for the UMC, the Texas Supreme Court last week ruled that the church's South Central Jurisdictional Conference ...

The school sought to leave the church because of differences over gay marriage and clergy. The court did not decide whether ...

A branch of the United Methodist Church sued the university after it amended its articles of incorporation without the ...

The higher court's ruling comes as part of the church’s lawsuit against SMU, which has challenged the authority UMC has over ...

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a regional body of The United Methodist Church can sue Southern Methodist University ...

The case of whether or not SMU can split from the church was sent back to trial court for further proceedings.

The Texas Supreme Court handed Southern Methodist University a setback in its bid to separate itself from the United ...

AUSTIN — A regional branch of the United Methodist Church with jurisdiction over Southern Methodist University can sue SMU for breach-of-contract claims as a third-party beneficiary, the Texas ...

DALLAS — The United Methodist Church can continue its legal fight over whether or not SMU can split from the church, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday. In the 8-1 opinion, to which one ...

The South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church has argued SMU wasn’t allowed to make those changes without its approval and that it still has a say in how the university is run.

Southern Methodist University voted to split from the church in 2019 following a doctrinal dispute over LGBTQ rights.