The Wesleyan Covenant Association is calling for churches to stop paying dues to regional annual conferences it believes are making disaffiliation for churches difficult to impossible amid the United Methodist Church’s slow-moving schism, largely over the ordination and marriage of LGBTQ members. Those apportionments fund
While the plan to split the mainline Protestant denomination over its disagreement about the ordination and marriage of LGBTQ United Methodists will likely still be considered at the next General Conference meeting, wavering support for the protocol leaves the church either imagining a new way
The departure of any church or clergy from the denomination is not instantaneous, but must first go through its annual conferences. Florida’s annual conference will meet June 9-11 in Lakeland — the first time it’s gathered in person since the COVID-19 pandemic began two years
Senior Editor Beau Underwood interviews Donna Claycomb Sokol, pastor of Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., for the latest installment of our “Behind the Pulpit” series intended to pull back the curtain on the minister’s life.
The largest United Methodist church in the Atlanta metropolitan region announced it is leaving the denomination over the reassignment of its lead pastor. Rather than leave the church, where he has served since 2016, the pastor announced he was surrendering his credentials as an ordained
The United Methodist Church announced Chris Estus as its ninth Appalachian Trail chaplain this week. Mostly, the ministry on the trail involves serving the hiking community, bridging the gap between the community and the church, and inspiring others to find innovative ways to serve those
Conservative leaders within the United Methodist Church unveiled plans Monday to form a new denomination, the Global Methodist Church, with a doctrine that does not recognize same-sex marriage.
With Joe Biden replacing Donald Trump as president, and with vaccines eventually expected to ease the threat of COVID-19, the challenges for faith leaders in 2021 will shift. Here’s a look at some important storylines to keep an eye on in the coming year for
A group from a Kansas City United Methodist Church left on a mission trip to Guatemala, not knowing their biggest mission would be finding a way back home. Fourteen students ages 14 through 17 and five adults are stuck in Guatemala.
The United Methodist Church General Conference organizers have determined enough improper voting likely took place at the 2019 special session in St. Louis to nullify a key vote on how congregations can leave the denomination.