Methodists Reject First Openly Gay Bishop’s Consecration Published on April 29, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading The United Methodist Church’s highest court has ruled that the consecration of its first openly gay bishop violated church law, […]
United Methodist Church Braces for Ruling on Gay Bishop Published on April 23, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading From prayer vigils to press releases, plenty of evidence suggests keen interest in and deep concern about a looming United […]
Scholars Raise Doubts About Methodist Church’s Future Over LGBT Debate Published on March 17, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Seminary professors are having their say on how The United Methodist Church should navigate its deep disagreements about the status […]
Conservative Churches Grow and Liberal Churches Don’t – Here’s Why Published on December 20, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Those who don’t attend church regularly but are scouting for Christmas services this year might be surprised to find fewer mainline […]
For Some Faith Communities, Social Media Proves to Be a Challenging New Frontier Published on June 7, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Social Networks Continue reading Pope Francis became an Instagram sensation earlier this year, gaining 1 million followers on the social media service within 12 […]
Methodism’s Global Evangelical Transformation Published on June 1, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading In 1992 for the first time I attended the United Methodist Church’s governing quadrennial General Conference, meeting that year in […]
United Methodist Church Decides to Punt on a Possible Schism Over Homosexuality Published on May 19, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading The Christian denomination is considering schism, largely over LGBT issues. The fight shows the difficulty of trying to create a […]
Methodists Reject Small Group Strategy to Discuss LGBT Issues Published on May 13, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Delegates to the United Methodist Church General Conference shot down a strategy that would have allowed them to discuss contentious legislation in […]
As Methodist Church Delegates Convene, American Liberals Clash With Conservative Africans Published on May 13, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading As 864 delegates gather this week and next in Portland, Ore., for the United Methodist Church’s quadrennial General Conference, they […]
Amid LGBT Disagreements, Can the United Methodists Stay Together? Published on May 10, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading The global United Methodist Church begins its once-every-four-years legislative meeting Tuesday, and the focus has been on whether to change […]
Methodist Church Court Convicts Florida Pastor of Sexual Misconduct Published on January 15, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading A church court removed a pastor’s credentials in The United Methodist Church late Jan. 12 after he was found guilty […]
Kansas Methodist Pastor Comes Out In Sermon as a Lesbian Published on January 11, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Cynthia Meyer, pastor at Edgerton United Methodist Church, decided that in her first sermon of the new year she would […]
Are Local Pastors the Future of the Methodist Church? Published on January 8, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading One of the more interesting trends in The United Methodist Church is the explosion of local pastors. Since 1985 the […]
Illinois Methodist Conference Sues to Keep Breakaway Property Published on August 12, 2015August 12, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading The Illinois Great Rivers Conference filed a lawsuit Aug. 6 seeking to keep property now used by a breakaway congregation.
Methodist Pastors Face Discipline for Attending Same-Sex Wedding Published on July 24, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Several United Methodist pastors from West Michigan are facing the possibility of discipline after attending the wedding of a reverend […]
United Methodist Church to Split Over Same-Sex Marriage? Published on June 5, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading This month the Supreme Court will decide whether or not to make same-sex marriage legal in the United States. While […]
Kansas Methodist Megachurch Building $90 Million Sanctuary for Expanding Congregation Published on May 20, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Fewer Americans are calling themselves Christians.
United Methodist Church Body Proposes More Open Stance on Homosexuality Published on February 14, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading The United Methodist Church is taking a small step towards becoming a more welcoming place for LGBT people.