Bishop Francis J. McConnells first sermon, as he recalls it, “covered a vast range of lofty religious principles, well up in the air. After having risen so thoroughly to the heights, I decided that ...

(The Conversation) — The United Methodist Church will hold its General Conference, delayed several years by the pandemic, in April 2024. The meeting comes amid a dramatic divide over LGBTQ+ rights.

For Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, the last two years have resembled a drawn-out quarrel between members of a very large family: people squabble, agree to disagree, face the consequences and then, ...

Age distribution among methodists in the Mainline Tradition who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong % of methodists in the Mainline Tradition who say religion is ...

The proposed union of four major American Protestant churches is a cart with four wheels—and one of the wheels is slow to turn. The Presbyterian and Episcopal churches and the United Church of Christ ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — United Methodists lifted a 40-year ban on gay clergy and removed restrictions on same-sex marriage in a major step toward greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the nation’s largest mainline ...

Hillary Clinton pointedly nodded at her Methodist faith at a Wednesday rally, one day after Donald Trump said there was “nothing out there” about her religious beliefs. “We have a responsibility to ...

More than 7,500 churches in the United Methodist Church left following disagreements — including dealing with LGBTQ+ rights — upending financial and statistical landscape of the denomination. Staff at ...

The African Methodist Episcopal Church has elected Bishop Francine A. Brookins, J.D., M.Div., as Chair of the General Board ...

The United Methodist Church’s General Conference voted to remain opposed to homosexuality. U.S. mainline denominations are all deeply divided on gay issues. In 2003, the U.S. Episcopal Church ...

Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among members of the United Methodist Church who are ages 65+ % of members of the United Methodist Church who are ...