The United Methodist Church voted Thursday to allow conferences in Russia and Belarus to leave. They are part of the United Methodist Eurasia Episcopal Area, based in Moscow, which also includes ...

The future of the United Methodist Church in the United States and around the world could be determined as 862 voting delegates gather Tuesday at the UMC Grand Conference amid historic conflict over ...

The United Methodist Church General Conference, which is the international legislative assembly for the denomination that meets every four years, will take place April 22 - May 3 in Charlotte. The ...

The theme of the United Methodist general conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, emblazoned on banners, tote bags, and name tags, was a snippet of Psalm 46: “Know that I am God.” At the end of the ...

The state Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, dismissing a lawsuit filed by a group of disgruntled group of members from Auburn who had ...

Last weekend, over 400 Methodist churches in Texas voted to leave their parent denomination, the United Methodist Church (UMC). Their decision followed the mass exodus of Methodist congregations in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist ...

Splintering in the United Methodist Church following disagreements over theology and church policy — including dealing with LGBTQ+ rights — fueled exodus of thousands of churches. Many congregations ...

(RNS) — After a four-year COVID-19 delay, and the departure of about 25% of its U.S. churches, the United Methodist Church is meeting again and the issue of human sexuality is back on the agenda. (RNS ...

The General Conference of the United Methodist Church in Charlotte is the first one that Robin Dease is attending as a bishop. And it’s likely the last one that retired Bishop Sharon Zimmerman Rader, ...