Following splintering in United Methodist Church, denomination's top legislative assembly approved historic changes in early May toward LGBTQ+ inclusion and to restructure denomination. In ...

Meeting at their worldwide General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., United Methodist delegates voted overwhelmingly to allow LGBTQ clergy and for Methodist ministers to officiate at same-sex weddings.

Why Is The United Methodist Church Changing Its Lgbtq+ Policies? The changes at this year’s General Conference are the culmination of a yearslong reckoning that prompted a historic schism in the ...

Oliver said LGBTQ+ clergy in the United Methodist Church can finally love openly while serving their faith. Prior to the rule change, Rev. Tracy Hunter faced scrutiny for her sexuality when she ...

United Methodist delegates have repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate. The delegates removed a rule forbidding those who identify as LGBTQ from being ordained ...

An Oklahoma pastor is traveling to the United Methodist Church's General Conference with one big goal in mind: to see the ban on same-sex marriage and gay ordination lifted. "It will be a big ...

The historic changes include a new definition of marriage as a lifelong covenant between "two people of faith," rather than solely between a man and a woman, and a repeal of its ban on LGBTQ clergy.

Following historic UMC policy changes in May 2024, the West Ohio Conference commissioned Cox and celebrated the decision at a celebration of ministry service on June 1, 2024 during the local ...

The case of whether or not SMU can split from the church was sent back to trial court for further proceedings.

The school sought to leave the church because of differences over gay marriage and clergy. The court did not decide whether ...

The United Methodist Church has made a series of decisions to become more welcoming of LGBTQ people. The moves have also driven away many conservative Methodists. We saw major changes this week in ...

Meeting at their worldwide General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., United Methodist delegates voted overwhelmingly to allow LGBTQ clergy and for Methodist ministers to officiate at same-sex weddings.