Three United Methodist churches in Franklin County have chosen to split with their denomination amidst a nationwide schism over sexuality and theology. The last disaffiliation was finalized during the ...

Feb. 13—Dick Williamson worshiped for decades as a United Methodist Church member, but recent years had put a bad taste in his mouth. The denomination was "going more and more progressive, and that is ...

One of the dominant Christian denominations in the U.S., the United Methodist Church, is experiencing a major split. Since 2019, more than 7,000 congregations have received approval to leave the ...

Historic decisions continue to be made from local to national levels within the United Methodist Church, a denomination facing division as some churches vote to disaffiliate over theological and ...

More than 6,000 United Methodist congregations—a fifth of the U.S. total—have now received permission to leave the denomination amid a schism over theology and the role of LGBTQ people in the nation’s ...

More churches have disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church as the prominent Protestant denomination continues its split along lines of progressive and traditional theology. On Saturday, 96 ...

As the Global Methodist Church gets ready to mark two years since it launched on May 1, 2022, it has gradually taken shape as a new denomination after a split with the United Methodist Church.