Attorney: Church gave pastor access to kids despite previous abuse
The United Methodist Church has agreed to a settlement with a man claiming he was sexually abused as a child by a former UMC pastor who was also his foster parent.
Ratings rise for Harvey Cedars Bible Conference, Holt International; Drop for International Care Ministries, Pioneers
MinistryWatch Database Changes MinistryWatch now has more than 1,000 ministries in its database. These ministries represent more than $44-billion in total revenue, most of that donor revenue from evangelicals. The following ministries have their profiles ...
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Methodists from West Africa country vote to leave denomination over LGBTQ policies
The United Methodist Church of Ivory Coast (EMUCI) has withdrawn from the United Methodist Church over its stance on LGBTQ issues, namely the ordination of pastors who identify as LGBTQ and the celebration of same-sex ...
General Conference also voted to eliminate pathway for churches to disaffiliate
United Methodists meeting for their top legislative assembly Wednesday (May 1) overwhelmingly overturned a measure that barred clergy who identify as LGBTQ from ordination in the denomination, a historic step for the nation’s second-largest Protestant ...
The top legislative body of the United Methodist Church passed a series of measures Thursday to restructure the denomination to give each region greater equity in tailoring church life to its own customs and ...
Ponzi Scheme, United Methodist Church, Wheaton College, Bill Gothard
Ponzi Scheme, United Methodist Church, Wheaton College, Bill Gothard
After four years of U.S. churches heading for the exits, United Methodists are rethinking ministry expenses at all levels of the denomination.
Hope Ministries, LifeWord Broadcast Ministries drop to lowest financial efficiency score
MinistryWatch Database Changes MinistryWatch now has more than 1,000 ministries in its database. These ministries represent more than $41-billion in total revenue, most of that donor revenue from evangelicals. The following ministries have their profiles ...
Most churches that left were in the South
(RNS) — 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. Five years after allowing churches to leave with ...