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 service celebrated the local church ... United Methodist Church and join the fledgling Global Methodist Church. A large majority voted to disaffiliate from the old church’s worldwide ...

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 total of 1,356 cast votes during Sunday's church conference at Jonesboro First United Methodist Church, all but seven of the 1,363 professing members and clergy who were on hand. Of those ...

Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference, or the United Methodist Church's regional authority, held annual legislative assembly in Murfreesboro on June 17-19. Following historic conflict in UMC and ...

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 ...

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 ...