AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist University can separate itself from the United Methodist Church is heading to Texas’ highest court this month. The Texas ...

For Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, the last two years have resembled a drawn-out quarrel between members of a very large family: people squabble, agree to disagree, face the consequences and then, ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — United Methodist bishops said they warned their Global Methodist counterparts on Nov. 22 that tensions had reached a breaking point. NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Violent clashes have ...

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 ...

Global Methodist Church Bishop Scott Jones led a workshop for clergy on Thursday for the new denomination’s North Alabama Conference at ClearBranch Methodist Church in Trussville. Afterward, he spoke ...

(The Conversation) — The United Methodist Church will hold its General Conference, delayed several years by the pandemic, in April 2024. The meeting comes amid a dramatic divide over LGBTQ+ rights.

The Rev. Bill Farmer, center, speaks to members of the congregation during service at the Grace Methodist Church on May 14 in Homosassa Springs, Fla. Many departing churches are joining the ...

One local minister was happy that the United Methodist Church ended a longtime prohibition on same-sex marriages, and a pastor who grew up in Charlotte said she was glad the vote happened in her ...

Mississippi United Methodist Bishop Sharma Lewis says she is now head of a "new denomination" as the group moves forward from the schism that split the church, along with families, friends and ...

A sign is seen in December 2022 at one of the entrances to the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas. (Image of Sport/Sipa USA via REUTERS) A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist ...