A quarter of Methodist congregations in the U.S. are leaving the United Methodist Church as one of the country's largest Protestant denominations wrestles with issues of sexuality and gender identity.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The United Methodist Church, the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the U.S., lost about a quarter of its total churches between 2019 and 2023 due to ...

By Ruth Graham Ruth Graham writes about faith and religion, and visited a Methodist church in Southlake, Texas. With 17,000 members, White’s Chapel Methodist Church in Southlake, Texas ...

An Athens church on a list of “closed” houses of worship tells FOX54 it is “alive, well, and thriving” as an independent ...

Four blocks later, she pulled into the parking lot of First United Methodist Church, which her family had attended for 75 years. As the sun set, Sutton walked inside the brown brick building and ...

Welcome to a documentary edition of To the Contrary. The United Methodist Church is charting the future as part of a growing number of Protestant denominations that fully welcome members of the ...

During a service to launch a new Methodist church in central Phoenix, Pastor Flor Granillo blessed a ceramic chalice and plate, then offered communion to dozens of young Spanish-speaking Latino ...

The dispute, which some critics say tests the church’s autonomy, reached the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday for arguments. By Ruth Graham The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments on ...

Blessing of the Marketplace, put on by the Church of Destin, took place May 28 at the Family Life Center at Destin Methodist ...

A contentious, six-year legal battle between the United Methodist Church and Southern Methodist University is coming before the Texas Supreme Court today. The controversy centers around who maintains ...

The NC Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the congregation of Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church, which was closed last year by the North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church.

ALBANY — Bob Hendrick, 86, was baptized at Trinity United Methodist Church. On June 22, he’ll attend his last Sunday service at his familiar house of worship. Church members voted May 4 at a ...