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Churches are calling for a special session after global denomination in US changed position on LGBTQ issues
The United Methodist Church in Liberia has been roiled after the global denomination voted to strike a 40-year-old condemnation of homosexuality from its governing document.
Pastors are burned out and exhausted. Experts weigh in on how to change that.
The decline of organized religion, the aftermath of a worldwide pandemic, political polarization — and the burden of caring for their congregation’s soul — have left many pastors feeling burned out and wondering how long ...
New denomination meeting to adopt constitution and iron out governance structure.
Sexuality won’t be on the agenda as members of the nascent Global Methodist Church convene for the first time Sept. 20-26 in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Joseph Schumacher will serve consecutive 90 day jail time and pay restitution.
A former United Methodist pastor in Nebraska was sentenced for embezzling money from the church he led.
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A Church of the Nazarene court has found one of its most prominent theologians guilty of affirming and advocating for the approval and inclusion of members who openly identify as LGBTQ, contrary to the church’s ...
The United Methodist Church has elected a third openly gay and married bishop with the denomination’s support.
The Rev. John Parks was taking his first sabbatical in 40 years of ministry when he got a call from his church’s accountant with some bad news. Church Mutual, the church’s insurance company, had dropped them.
Brotherhood/Sisterhood bars disaffiliated members from accessing contributed funds
Pastor Talbot Davis was informed by The Brotherhood/Sisterhood that he was ineligible to belong the organization going forward and that his family would not receive the funds he had contributed to it because his church ...
The regional conference pushed the decision to the denomination’s Judicial Council
A group of Methodist congregations that have requested to leave the United Methodist Church expressed frustration at last week’s annual meeting of the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the UMC.
