The conference concludes on Saturday after an ordination service. Bishop Scott Jones ... mostly of churches that ...

"Every day of my ministry, I've had to wonder, is this the day my ordination will be taken ... according to the United ...

Church law forbids the marriage or ordination of “self-avowed ... according to an unofficial tally by United Methodist News Service, which has been tracking votes by annual conferences.

Incoming Bishop Laura Merrill and outgoing Bishop Jimmy Nunn expressed their hopes for the future for Oklahoma United ...

3:13). I may be wasting my breath. But here’s my pastor’s pitch for why schism from the United Methodist Church is a bad idea. After just 40 years of debate on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ ordination—a ...

"That experience that none of us wanted, I think has made us better Christians," said Walker. A Mayfield church is ...

What is happening with the United Methodist Church ... resolution affirming existing UMC bans on same-sex weddings and the ordination of "self-avowed practicing homosexuals" as clergy.

The United Methodist Church — with about 6.5 million members in the United States and at least that many abroad — has long debated its bans on same-sex marriages and the ordination of openly ...

The new denomination, with 4,715 congregations, will meet to adopt a constitution and iron out its governance structure.

The weekly list of services and activities of local churches and other faith groups ...

Service and ministry to the community has been a longstanding legacy of the Blackwater United Methodist Church in Central.

But separately, he has said the Nigeria church may split from the denomination over differences on ordination of LGBTQ people and same-sex marriage. UM News via AP The United Methodist Church lost ...