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At least 300 U.S. congregations have left the denomination this year, according to United Methodist News Service. Hundreds more are in the process of leaving, and Therrell predicted that number ...
A quarter of U.S. congregations in the United Methodist Church have received permission to leave the denomination during a five-year window, closing this month, that authorized departures for ...
The news service said the reported violence on Sunday stemmed from a schism in the worldwide United Methodist Church over its decision to repeal LGBTQ bans — and the ensuing formation of the new ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Leaders of the United Methodist Church are holding their first international conference in nearly a decade this week, tackling such divisive issues as gay marriage, ordaining ...
Karen Oliveto (born April 4, 1958 [1]) is an American bishop.She is the first openly lesbian bishop to be elected in the United Methodist Church.She was elected bishop on July 15, 2016, at the Western Jurisdictional conference. [2]
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant [8] denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism.In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelicalism.
Beverly J. Shamana (November 4, 1939 – August 1, 2021) was a bishop in The United Methodist Church, elected and consecrated to the Episcopacy in 2000. She was the second African American woman elevated to the position of bishop within the United Methodist Church.
Because of the current deep conflict within The United Methodist Church around issues of human sexuality, a local church shall have a limited right, under the provisions of this paragraph, to ...