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.

ST. PAUL — Minnesota Methodist pastors are stunned by the church’s recent decision to strengthen rules against gay weddings and ordinations. They are talking openly about splitting the church apart, ...

There is civil strife going on within the Methodist church around the United States, and while members fight it out in disaffiliation battles centered around sexuality and power within the church, one ...

The Methodist Church added “united” to its name after merging with another denomination in 1968. But for much of the past 52 years, unity has proved elusive. That’s been especially true at meetings of ...

What began with just a handful of people has grown into a spirit-led, passion-driven community as Wesley Methodist Church of ...

There has been a seismic shift within the United Methodist Church after it voted to lift bans on LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex marriages. The move led some 7,600 conservative Methodist congregations, ...

In last week’s paper, Sarah Willets wrote about Shepherd’s House, a congregation in Old East Durham that is fighting to retain control of its property, which the United Methodist Church is considering ...

This is the second half of a two-day look at liberalizing changes to United Methodist Church (UMC) policy and positions surrounding human sexuality and LGBTQ+ issues that were approved at the church’s ...

The ’Splainer (as in, “You’ve got some ’splaining to do”) is an occasional feature in which RNS gives you everything you need to know about current events to help you hold your own at the water cooler ...

During a Sunday service at North Chili United Methodist Church in Rochester, New York, senior minister Phil Phaneuf told his ...