ST. PETERSBURG — Allendale United Methodist Church bills itself as a “social justice, anti-racist, LGBTQ affirming congregation of believers.” Its pastor, the Rev. Andy Oliver, has led the ...

One local pastor in St. Petersburg explained why his church isn't disaffiliating. "Allendale is a United Methodist Church that is committed to doing the work of antiracism, loving and affirming ...

Rev. Andy Oliver, senior pastor at the Allendale United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, said after such a historic week his thoughts are immediately drawn to the thousands of people ...

The Misslers were high school sweethearts. Mr. Missler married Cynthia (Cindy) Stahl June 7, 1974, at Petersburg United Methodist Church. The Rev. Donald Bates was the celebrant. The couple has a ...

Bishop Karen Oliveto is retiring in a few months as a United Methodist bishop. Oliveto was emotional saying those words aloud. As the church's first openly gay bishop, her path was not always certain.

Not us," he says. "So when we say we're the church, we're referring to our Lord and not ourselves." The United Methodist congregation was founded in 1964, during boom times in Southern California.

“It’s so friendly,” she said, “you don’t feel like it’s a huge church.” Until July, White’s Chapel was the second-largest United Methodist congregation in the country. The ...