World’s oldest historically Black denomination to gather 15,000 delegates and observers in Columbus, Ohio. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The 52nd Quadrennial Session of the General Conference of the African ...

Splintering in the United Methodist Church following disagreements over theology and church policy — including dealing with LGBTQ+ rights — fueled exodus of thousands of churches. Many congregations ...

An effort to remove anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions at the UMC General Conference emerged in response to decades of traditionalist legislative wins. While also removing anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions, progressive ...

United Methodist Bishop Jonathan Holston, who was ceremonially installed Sunday night as head of the North Alabama Conference, addressed the controversy over the denomination’s decision earlier this ...

ST. LOUIS • Many of those who attended the General Conference of the United Methodist Church on Monday walked past Alyss Swanson. She stood at the entrance of America’s Center downtown, holding a ...

Members of the crowd embrace, rejoicing over the vote. (Corbin Payne photo) The Rev. William Williams III, the Methodists' Meadowlands District superintendent, holds hands with Greater New Jersey ...

The United Methodist General Conference that ended Friday in Tampa, Fla., was like the Democratic and the Republican national conventions held together, with liberal and conservative groups battling, ...