The United Methodist Church’s highest court has ruled that the consecration of its first openly gay bishop violated church law, […]
Methodists Reject First Openly Gay Bishop’s Consecration
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United Methodist Church Braces for Ruling on Gay Bishop
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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?
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
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
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?
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
Fewer Americans are calling themselves Christians.
United Methodist Church Body Proposes More Open Stance on Homosexuality
The United Methodist Church is taking a small step towards becoming a more welcoming place for LGBT people.
