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United Methodists Elect A Third Openly Gay, Married Bishop

By Yonat Shimron·
July 17, 2024 2:20 pm·

The first two openly gay and married bishops in the United Methodist Church were elected to their positions under a cloud. The denomination’s rulebook did…

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Evangelicalism ·

As Ivory Coast Methodists Depart UMC Over LGBTQ+ Issues, Africa’s Other Methodists Take Stock

By Fredrick Nzwili·
June 12, 2024 8:20 am·

After the United Methodist Church voted this spring to allow its clergy to marry same-sex couples and lifted its ban on ordination of LGBTQ+ clergy,…

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Church Issues ·

The UMC Lost A Quarter of Its Churches — Most In the South

By Yonat Shimron·
January 27, 2024 7:30 am·

Americans looking to understand the ways political polarization has defined U.S. voting patterns need look no further than the divisions in the United Methodist Church.…

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Church Issues ·

Suspended UMC Latina Bishop Found Not Guilty On All Charges

By Yonat Shimron·
September 25, 2023 9:15 am·

The United Methodist Church’s first female Latina bishop in the United States was found not guilty Friday on four charges brought against her after a…

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Church Issues ·

Four Ways that Methodist Churches Are Disaffiliating From the UMC

By Emily Miller·
June 14, 2023 4:20 pm·

The news was met quietly on Sunday at Christ United Methodist Church in Greenfield, Wisconsin, a small church outside Milwaukee that welcomes about 30 people…

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Judge Clears Way for Disaffiliations from United Methodist Church in North Georgia

By Emily Miller·
May 18, 2023 12:15 pm·

The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church can’t just press “pause” on disaffiliations from the denomination by churches in its area, according to…

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Church Issues ·

Breakaway Texas UMC Megachurch Reveals Plans for New Methodist Denomination

By BeLynn Hollers·
May 10, 2023 2:03 pm·

Last year, White’s Chapel, a large congregation in a wealthy suburb outside of Dallas, overwhelmingly voted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church. Today, the…

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Church Issues ·

UMC Bishops Strive to Respond As Hundreds More Churches Disaffiliate

By Emily Miller·
May 9, 2023 2:55 pm·

United Methodist bishops have proposed a five-day meeting of the denomination’s global decision-making body, the General Conference, in May 2026. The announcement comes at…

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Church Issues ·

55 Churches Leave Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church

By Anne Stych·
May 5, 2023 12:45 pm·

The Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church has approved the conditional disaffiliation of 55 churches over human sexuality issues, including same-sex marriages and potential…

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United Methodists Elect A Third Openly Gay, Married Bishop

As Ivory Coast Methodists Depart UMC Over LGBTQ+ Issues, Africa’s Other Methodists Take Stock

The UMC Lost A Quarter of Its Churches — Most In the South

Suspended UMC Latina Bishop Found Not Guilty On All Charges

Four Ways that Methodist Churches Are Disaffiliating From the UMC

Judge Clears Way for Disaffiliations from United Methodist Church in North Georgia

Breakaway Texas UMC Megachurch Reveals Plans for New Methodist Denomination

UMC Bishops Strive to Respond As Hundreds More Churches Disaffiliate

55 Churches Leave Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church

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United Methodists Elect A Third Openly Gay, Married Bishop

As Ivory Coast Methodists Depart UMC Over LGBTQ+ Issues, Africa’s Other Methodists Take Stock

The UMC Lost A Quarter of Its Churches — Most In the South

Suspended UMC Latina Bishop Found Not Guilty On All Charges

Four Ways that Methodist Churches Are Disaffiliating From the UMC

Judge Clears Way for Disaffiliations from United Methodist Church in North Georgia

Breakaway Texas UMC Megachurch Reveals Plans for New Methodist Denomination

UMC Bishops Strive to Respond As Hundreds More Churches Disaffiliate

55 Churches Leave Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church

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