On Wednesday nights a handful of worshippers gather at the white-steepled church on Lafayette Street for a fellowship supper. Most of the congregants are elderly, a faithful remnant who have weathered ...

A rainbow frames his profile picture on Facebook. A pride flag emoji clings next to the word "husband" in his social media bio. A recent post garnering a few dozen likes reads: "This queer pastor ...

A megachurch in Texas voted overwhelmingly to leave the United Methodist Church (UMC) last week as the second-largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. fractures over sexuality, church government ...

United Methodist churches across the country are undergoing a historic transformation as many — including 19 in Davidson County — have requested to leave the denomination, while other UM churches that ...

Following splintering in United Methodist Church, denomination's top legislative assembly approved historic changes in early May toward LGBTQ+ inclusion and to restructure denomination. In response to ...

During a special session May 27, 95 churches were approved for disaffiliation from the United Methodist Church. The session was called "for the sole purpose of voting on the Louisiana Conference Board ...

(RNS) — Mt. Horeb is one of several large churches in the United Methodist Church that have either voted to leave or are about to. (RNS) — South Carolina’s largest United Methodist church is gearing ...

More than 100 South Carolina churches will separate from one of the state’s largest denominations. At its statewide conference in Florence on Tuesday, the United Methodist Church approved the “closure ...