"The Council of Bishops has responded to the UMC’s institutional uncertainty by crafting a new vision statement." ...

A lay leader for the Global Methodist Church, a splinter group that broke off from United Methodists, referred to last week’s United Methodist General Conference as a “debacle” during a meeting of the ...

Twenty United Methodist Church regional conferences saw at least 30% of their churches leave the denomination in the past five years. Chief among those regional authorities was the Northwest Texas ...

NEW PHILADELPHIA – For decades, the Rev. Harley Wheeler has been fighting to make renewal a clear focus in the United Methodist Church. He believes orthodox Christianity is life-affirming, powerful ...

On the other side of disaffiliation, traditionalist congregations pursue prayer, revival, and revitalization. June Fulton felt weird sitting in the third pew. At every service since she joined the ...

The Global Methodist Church (GMC), a conservative denomination formed from a schism with the United Methodist Church (UMC), is focusing on its own growth and mission. The schism, largely driven by ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Members of First Methodist Church in Shreveport are casting their votes this week to determine whether their congregation will affiliate with the Global Methodist denomination. This ...

The service celebrated the local church officially becoming a “Global” Methodist church. It also served as a look back at its long history as a “United” Methodist church. It was one of the saddest ...

The United Methodist General Conference that ended May 3 approved a plan for full communion with Episcopalians, pending approval by the 2027 Episcopal Church General Convention. But what about the ...

ENID, Okla. — Willow View Church in Enid joined the Global Methodist Church in September 2023 after being independent for about a year following a congregational vote to disaffiliate from the United ...

A Lubbock woman is joining denominational leadership in the Global Methodist Church. Dianne Burnett was recently named executive director of communications for the new denomination, which launched ...