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United Methodist Church begins reorganization over LGBTQ+ issues

The United Methodist Church has voted to restructure itself in a way that could allow for LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex weddings. read more

What is the Global Methodist Church? Splinter group formed as United Methodist split continues

The Global Methodist Church has attracted more than half the departures and now claims about 4,500 member churches. read more

Are big changes on LGBTQ+ inclusion in the United Methodist Church on the horizon?

Oklahoma ministers whose churches have been advocating for full inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community express their hopes for United Methodist gathering. read more

United Methodist General Conference Alabama delegates: Removing anti-LGBTQ language top priority

The Rev. Kelly Clem, a retired minister for the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church, is a voting delegate at the United Methodist Church General Conference, which meets April 23 ... read more

United Methodist Church aims to establish LGBTQ policies during conference in Charlotte

The United Methodist Church has lost a quarter of its member churches in recent years over its stance on LGBTQ rights, including whether to allow members to become pastors and officiate LGBTQ weddings ... read more

How can a denomination based on reconciling differences split over its disagreements?

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Oklahomans hope to address LGBTQ+ inclusion at first United Methodist gathering in eight years

And some former members even ... churches left the United Methodist Church. How did other regions fare? Removal of the policies preventing the LGBTQ+ community from fully participating in church life, ... read more

United Methodist assembly faces key decisions amid historic conflict. Why it matters.

The United Methodist Church will bear the same name after top legislative assembly next week, but in many ways will be an entirely new denomination. read more