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.

Bishop David Graves is taking over local leadership for the United Methodist Church and will draw upon his past experience in neighboring states as the denomination charts a new path forward.

The United Methodist Church, one of the largest Protestant denominations in the U.S., has voted to repeal its ban on LGBTQ clergy as well as prohibitions on its ministers from officiating at same ...

United Methodists from around the world meeting at their General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., have voted on steps that could end the church's ban on LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex weddings.

A number of Southern California churches whose congregations disagree with the California-Pacific Conference of the United Methodist ... the organization and the sale of Surf City Church’s ...

After years of internal division, the United Methodist Church has reversed its 40 year ban on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage. The issue had become so contentious in recent years that the United ...

The Central Korean United ... will chart their own futures after settling with the church over property, pensions and other administrative matters. According to United Methodist News, nearly ...

The United Methodist Church on Wednesday voted to lift its ban prohibiting LGBTQ+ members from serving in the church’s clergy—the latest measure in an ongoing effort to revisit the church’s ...