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To date, at least 2,804 churches have left the United Methodist Church since 2019, according to United Methodist News Service.
United Methodist bishops have proposed a five-day meeting of the denomination’s global decision-making body, the General Conference, in May 2026.
United Methodist bishops from across the globe are meeting this week for the first time in person since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bishop Thomas Bickerton told the United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops it was time to pivot, as the denomination has been losing churches since a 2019 special session of its General Conference approved a disaffiliation ...
MinistryWatch President Warren Smith comments on one or more stories in the week’s news, adding an additional perspective or, sometimes, a behind-the-scenes look at how the story came to be.
A Wisconsin bishop had required clergy whose churches were disaffiliating to give up their jobs or their credentials.
The United Methodist Judicial Council ruled Tuesday (April 25) that clergy will not automatically lose their credentials if their churches leave the denomination.
Largest lawsuit of its kind
More than 180 churches have joined together to sue the North Georgia Conference and its leaders, seeking to leave The United Methodist Church with property.
Does the potential conflict of interest make it unwise or unhealthy to run a ministry like a family business? On the other hand, a family member’s insider experience might prove invaluable.
A North Carolina Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed last year by 36 United Methodist churches demanding to sever their ties to the denomination.
First United Methodist Church in Jonesboro, Arkansas, can continue its lawsuit to “clear title” to its property after a vote to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church (UMC) denomination.
If you didn’t get a chance to read our article on Bishop Scott Jones, who recently left the United Methodist Church, I recommend it to you.
Bishop Scott Jones isn’t the first United Methodist bishop to join the Global Methodist Church since the theologically conservative denomination launched in May, but his exit from the UMC has arguably caused the greatest stir.
