The United Methodist Church has announced a proposal to split following an impasse over the debate on gay marriage and LGBTQ inclusion in the church, The Washington Post reports. The proposed plan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist University can separate itself from the United ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that the United Methodist Church can keep fighting for control of Southern Methodist ...

DALLAS — The United Methodist Church can continue its legal fight over whether or not SMU can split from the church, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday. In the 8-1 opinion, to which one justice ...

In a recent commentary about the United Methodist Church split, columnist Paul DeMarco expressed heartbreak at driving past former UMCs whose signs were changing. I empathize with his grief. But I ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The United Methodist Church may split into two denominations, one that supports same-sex marriage and the ordination of gay people as clergy, and one that doesn’t. Sixteen members ...

In what will be a historic meeting in St. Louis over the next few days, the nation's second-largest Protestant denomination will consider changing language in its Book of Discipline that will address ...

The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled against 44 congregations in south Alabama and the Florida panhandle that filed a lawsuit against United Methodist Bishop David Graves and the Alabama-West Florida ...

Rather than fighting over whether to leave the denomination, members of Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville last year crafted what they called an "Amicable Reconciliation and Separation ...

For Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, the last two years have resembled a drawn-out quarrel between members of a very large family: people squabble, agree to disagree, face the consequences and then, ...

A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist University can separate itself from the United Methodist Church is heading to Texas’ highest court this month. The Texas Supreme Court is scheduled ...