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 ...

(RNS) — Sexuality won’t be on the agenda when members of the nascent Global Methodist Church convene for the first time Sept. 20-26 in San Jose, Costa Rica. The breakaway denomination established by ...

The United Methodist General Conference that ended May 3 approved a plan for full communion with Episcopalians, pending approval by the 2027 Episcopal Church General Convention. But what about the ...

VAN WERT — The name may have changed a little, but the mission is still the same. Trinity Global Methodist Church underwent an affiliation change on Jan. 1 and officially adopted its current name on ...

A lay leader for the Global Methodist Church, a splinter group that broke off from United Methodists, referred to last week’s United Methodist General Conference as a “debacle” during a meeting of the ...

TITUSVILLE — First Methodist Church of Titusville has affiliated with the Global Methodist Church and will mark that occasion with a grand opening service this weekend. The service is at 10:30 a.m.

Ahead of the first general conference, the new denomination is weighing possible limits on leaders. There were too many meetings. When Mike Lowry became a bishop in the Central Texas Conference of the ...

Conflict in Nigeria between supporters of remaining in the UMC and those seeking to leave precedes a deadly clash killing three and injuring 10, and homes set ablaze. UMC bishops and finance agency ...

Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State,weekend inaugurated a reconciliation committee to address the lingering issues between the United Methodist Church of ...