United Methodist Church

On Sunday, a group of progressive United Methodists announced that they are forming a new Methodist denomination, the Liberation Methodist Connexion.

Rev. William Bobby McClain, a longtime leader in the United Methodist Church and the civil rights movement, died on Wednesday at 82 years old.

Amid financial issues and some division over the church’s stance on homosexuality, United Methodist Church leaders may decide to delay appointing new bishops until 2024.

Despite denominational divisions, United Methodist Church "traditionalists", also known as the Wesleyan Covenant Association, are reportedly growing.

The United Methodist Church is considering changing its "Cross and Flame" logo as it holds a racisist connotation to some members of the church.

The United Methodist Church has officially rescheduled its General Conference for 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Calls to split the United Methodist denomination have grown since last year’s special session of the United Methodist General Conference approved the so-called Traditional Plan strengthening its bans on the ordination and marriage of LGBTQ United Methodists. But the split has been put on hold amid the pandemic.

After struggling to stay afloat, a Minnesota church chose to change its approach. The church pulled out pews installed by members’ grandparents. They cancelled events like an annual turkey dinner, a beloved community tradition, to focus on discussions about the church’s vision. They gradually tweaked services Sunday over Sunday. The first few changes were the hardest, according to Hein. But each one built trust for the next.

United Methodist Clergywomen are urging the UMC to reopen a sexual misconduct case against an elder saying that the victims got no justice.

The United Methodist Church has officially announced a plan to split the denomination ending a years-long fight over same-sex marriage and LGBT ordination.