Bishop Karen Oliveto is retiring in a few months as a United Methodist bishop. Oliveto was emotional saying those words aloud. As the church's first openly gay bishop, her path was not always certain.

One of the dominant Christian denominations in the U.S., the United Methodist Church, is experiencing a major split. Since 2019, more than 7,000 congregations have received approval to leave the ...

The service celebrated the local church officially becoming a “Global” Methodist church. It also served as a look back at its long history as a “United” Methodist church. It was one of the saddest ...

A quarter of the denomination’s churches have left, as the faith divides over L.G.B.T.Q. policies. By Ruth Graham Ruth Graham writes about faith and religion, and visited a Methodist church in ...