An effort to remove anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions at the UMC General Conference emerged in response to decades of traditionalist legislative wins. While also removing anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions, progressive ...

The United Methodist General Conference on Thursday completed adoption of its new Social Principles document, a statement of beliefs, and for the first time in 52 years, it won’t include the phrase: ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The United Methodist Church’s top legislative assembly has dealt with most of the seemingly contentious proposals dealing with LGBTQ+ rights and restructuring the denomination in the ...

United Methodists from around the state gathered at the Annual Conference in Covington, Kentucky, last week. There were moments of celebration, frustration and a wrestling to articulate a clear ...

More than 100 churches recently left the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church without the usual attention that hundreds of departing congregations across the nation have received in ...

The theme of the United Methodist general conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, emblazoned on banners, tote bags, and name tags, was a snippet of Psalm 46: “Know that I am God.” At the end of the ...

Whereas United Methodists in some parts of Africa are leaving the denomination following a costly splintering, Zimbabweans' zeal is resolute.

Southern Methodist University President Jay Hartzell speaks during a press conference announcing Hartzell as SMU's incoming president in Dallas on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. He took over June 1. Juan ...