The Rev. Hayes T. Gainey believes in spreading the gospel beyond church walls with benevolence and acceptance of those who are in need of spiritual care and enrichment. It has become his trademark in ...

Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked as a United Methodist Church pastor after telling her Philadelphia congregation that she was in a committed same-sex relationship. On Tuesday night, less ...

Five United Methodist jurisdictions decide on new bishop assignments for the U.S. in the last of a series of major legislative decisions this year for the UMC. More bishops will oversee administration ...

The United Methodist Church in North Alabama has moved around many of its clergy who will preach their first sermons in their new churches today. The Rev. Robin Crews Wilson became senior pastor of ...

That's the belief of the Rev. Jeff Stull, minister at First United Methodist in Diboll. He is leaving his job next week for a new ministry post north of Longview. Stull leaves behind many ...

Angie Cox, left, and Joelle Henneman hug after an approval vote at the United Methodist Church General Conference Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. United Methodist delegates repealed their ...

The United Methodist Church on Wednesday voted to lift its ban prohibiting LGBTQ+ members from serving in the church’s clergy—the latest measure in an ongoing effort to revisit the church’s policies ...

United Methodist clergy in the Baltimore-Washington area have asked their bishop and the denomination’s high court to review a recent decision to reappoint a transgender pastor. Bishop John R. Schol ...

More than half of the United Methodist churches across Alabama have disaffiliated from the denomination, and the signs are becoming obvious – churches are literally changing their signs, reflecting ...

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