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 ...

4029's PAUL PETITTE WAS AT THE VAN BUREN CHURCH TODAY. THE NATION'S SECOND- LARGEST PROTESTANT DENOMINATION IS THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. BUT IN ARKANSAS, IT JUST GOT A LITTLE SMALLER AFTER THE ...

What some are calling a schism in the United Methodist Church over the issue of homosexuality is also affecting churches in the Pacific Northwest, although to a lesser degree. As many as 30 churches ...

Nearly five dozen Michigan churches plan to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church amid a rift over LGBTQ+ issues that has fractured one of the country's largest Protestant denominations. Mark ...

A small white wood-paneled church in a rural field beside a graveyard United Methodist congregations are working through a complex process brought about by fears over possible changes in its doctrines ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 4—Division over doctrine that has roiled the United Methodist Church nationally has been felt locally with at least seven ...

Thirty congregations of the United Methodist Church across Michigan have moved to disaffiliate over concerns that the church's doctrines are being weakened, particularly on LGBTQ issues. Seven ...

A division over whether the United Methodist Church should allow gay clergy and sanction same-sex marriages is causing a split within the nation’s second-largest Protestant denomination, and on ...

Amidst theological division and rapid social change, Georgia’s Methodist community — conservative, progressive and moderate — is struggling to make sense of the road ahead. Following the lead taken by ...

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT)- The pastor at Flint's United Methodist Church said he's thrilled by the announcement of more inclusive policies at UMC's General Conference in North Carolina. After decades, ...