What a nice letter of agreement from the United Methodist leaders locally (“Churches welcome inclusion,” Our Readers’ Views, May 14). However, what is not mentioned is that over 7,000 churches have ...
Students play football on the lawn in front of Dallas Hall on Monday, March 6, 2023, at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist University can ...
Splintering in the United Methodist Church following disagreements over theology and church policy — including dealing with LGBTQ+ rights — fueled exodus of thousands of churches. Many congregations ...
In this heated election season, places of worship across the United States find themselves caught in the middle of intense partisan divides. As Zane Irwin of the Kansas News Service reports, one ...
The Global Methodist Church (GMC), a conservative denomination formed from a schism with the United Methodist Church (UMC), is focusing on its own growth and mission. The schism, largely driven by ...
A contentious, six-year legal battle between the United Methodist Church and Southern Methodist University is coming before the Texas Supreme Court today. The controversy centers around who maintains ...
On a Sunday morning in 2020, while Rev. Andi Woodworth welcomed her congregation to the Neighborhood Church in Atlanta, Georgia, she had an epiphany. For years, Woodworth said she and her wife and ...
The United Methodist Church scored a victory on Friday when the Alabama Supreme Court dismissed a case against them over control of church property in Auburn. The state Supreme Court ruled in favor of ...