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UMC Tuesday updates: United Methodists take first steps toward removing LGBTQ+ restrictions
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The United Methodist Church’s top policymaking assembly illustrated on Monday the...
UMC Wednesday updates: United Methodists remove ban on LGBTQ+ clergy
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCHARLOTTE, N.C. — With three days remaining at the United Methodist Church’s top policymaking...
Tennessee United Methodists look to rebuild amid UMC splintering, disaffiliating churches
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFacing national tides of shrinking congregations and denominational turmoil, Tennessee United...
United Methodists lift 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy, marking historic shift for the church
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCHARLOTTE, N.C. — United Methodists lifted a 40-year ban on gay clergy and removed restrictions on...
A dramatic schism over social issues? The United Methodist Church has been here before – but this...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe United Methodist Church will hold its General Conference, delayed several years by the pandemic,...
Some Johnstown-area United Methodist churches looking to exit denomination
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 17—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Two of the Johnstown area's prominent United Methodist churches are among more than 300 of the 800 congregations in the UMC's Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference ...
In United Methodist disaffiliation, exiting liberal churches a surprising minority
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 12 months agoAs the schism in the international United Methodist Church widens, more and more conservative...