More than 250 Kentucky congregations of the United Methodist Church have split from their parent denomination, effectively shrinking the sect's size to just over half of what it was in the state. A ...

The ongoing divide of the United Methodist Church, which used to be the second largest protestant denomination in the U.S. after Southern Baptist Convention, might be a sign of broader societal ...

A Pride flag outside Asbury United Methodist Church in Prairie Village, Kan., in 2019. For Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, the last two years have resembled a drawn-out quarrel between members of a very ...

Hundreds of United Methodists will gather in Charlotte, N.C., in the next two weeks to make big decisions on the religious denomination’s policies, finances, inclusiveness and future. The ...

Methodists around the U.S. have been engaged in tense discussions over the future of their church. "We are in an untenable situation," Bishop... After Disagreements Over LGBTQ Clergy, U.S. Methodists ...

As the Global Methodist Church gets ready to mark two years since it launched on May 1, 2022, it has gradually taken shape as a new denomination after a split with the United Methodist Church.