Current and former members of Jonesboro's First United Methodist Church have agreed to settle the litigation that had entangled one of the denomination's largest U.S. congregations. The agreement, ...

The ongoing divide of the United Methodist Church, which used to be the second largest protestant denomination in the U.S. after Southern Baptist Convention, might be a sign of broader societal ...

Editor’s Note: This is one of three stories on a split in the United Methodist Church (UMC) as some congregations have elected to “disaffiliate” due to conflicts — including an ongoing debate over ...

Rather than fighting over whether to leave the denomination, members of Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville last year crafted what they called an "Amicable Reconciliation and Separation ...

The separation goes against established church doctrine, which requires all members to hold their properties in a trust for ...

A decades-old debate, centered on positions that the LGBTQ community are allowed to hold within United Methodists Churches, has caused more than a fifth of U.S. congregations to leave the denomination ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Patricia Clinton left Central United Methodist Church on Sunday with tears in her eyes. Six hours later and a few blocks south, several members of Christ Church shed their tears while ...

When United Methodists from throughout Kentucky met in Owensboro June 4-7 for our 2023 Annual Conference, much was made in news reports about the 286 churches that were approved to leave the ...

As part of splintering in United Methodist Church, church disaffiliations increased by 174% in 2023 compared to 2019-2022 ahead of policy expiration date. Sheer scale of church disaffiliations shifted ...

The Central Korean United Methodist Church in Overland Park is one of several looking to leave the denomination over LGBTQ issues. The departure of the churches in Kansas and Nebraska comes as UMC ...