Bishop Thomas Bickerton told the United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops it was time to pivot, as the denomination has been losing churches since a 2019 special session of its General ...

The United Methodist Church, after years of not enforcing prohibitions, now officially allows same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy. See also: Alabama’s new United Methodist bishop carries on ...

The new elections of two United Methodist Church bishops and appointments for the full roster of 32 across the U.S., though two-thirds the size the group was before a historic splintering in the ...

United Methodist Church Council of Bishops meet for August meeting as denomination schism intensifies; Council president and other bishops call conservative attacks "falsehoods" ...

Bishop Gene Robinson: "God called me out of the closet" 12:21 Bishop Karen Oliveto is retiring in a few months as a United Methodist bishop. Oliveto was emotional saying those words aloud.

Bishop Shelton’s election to the high post comes at a time of extreme turmoil in the United Methodist Church. She has been assigned as bishop of the UMC’s North Carolina Conference, based near ...

Bishop John Wesley Yohanna of the United Methodist Church delivers a message to church members Dec. 10, 2023, at the church’s headquarters in Jalingo, Nigeria, during a celebration of 100 years ...

United Methodist Church Bishop Robin Dease poses for a portrait with her motorcycle at her home in Atlanta on Friday, May 26, 2023. Dease must lead one of the nation’s largest conferences of ...