Local support for LGBTQ+ clergy, future church exits provide glimpse at impact of UMC General Conference policy changes following splintering.

After a vote earlier on Wednesday, LGBTQ+ clergy will no longer be banned within the United Methodist Church.

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

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.

United Methodist delegates have repealed their church's longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate.

A Greenville County church is applauding a decision by the United Methodist Church to repeal a ban on LGBTQ+ clergy and prohibit penalties on same-sex marriage.

Local support for LGBTQ+ clergy, future church exits provide glimpse at impact of UMC General Conference policy changes following splintering.

There were tears, hugs, prayer and singing in Charlotte after the United Methodist Church removed a line prohibiting the ordination of LGBTQ clergy that had been in place since 1984. The vote also ...

United Methodist delegates repealed their church's longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday.

The United Methodist Church has decided to overturn its ban on gay clergy, a decision that comes after about four decades, leading to over a quarter of the churches separated from this denomination.

WASHINGTON, DC - United Methodist delegates voted to remove a ban on members of the LGBTQ community serving as clergy members on Wednesday, ending decades of controversy around the issue. The ...

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.