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 ...

United Methodists meeting in Mobile from June 11-14 voted to call for loyalty among leaders in a non-binding resolution that reflects continuing concerns about more churches disaffiliating from the ...

The top legislative body of the United Methodist Church passed a series of measures Thursday to restructure the worldwide denomination to give each region greater equity in tailoring church life to ...

(RNS) — The thinning of the UMC’s conservative ranks makes this week’s conference a perfect time to address the issue. They have also passed a number of petitions on social issues, including one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Outgoing Tennessee bishop Rev. Bill McAlilly’s prayer for area United Methodists is they pursue “reorientation” in a season of ...

Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their big denominational meeting, known as General Conference. It's a much-anticipated gathering. Typically it is held ...

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 ...

After decades of internal strife over LGBTQ issues, delaying their General Conference, and giving local churches an escape route to disaffiliate, the Methodist conference voted pro-LGBTQ earlier this ...

(RNS) — The plan, called ‘regionalization,’ must now go before each region, called an annual conference, for ratification by the end of 2025. (RNS) — The top legislative body of the United Methodist ...