The United Methodist Church in Nigeria has taken steps to forge a path forward and put behind the acrimonious division that ...

A new church officially got off the ground in Butler County on Sunday, Feb. 2. Butler Global Church — part of the Global ...

Nearly a year after the United Methodist Church ended years of speculation and rewrote its policies on LGBTQ+ rights, the ...

The Methodist Church of Simpsonville thought it left the United Methodist denomination behind. A new lawsuit demands the ...

A Texas Supreme Court hearing marked the climax of a significant six-year legal battle. SMU has declared its independence ...

A quarter of United Methodist churches, more than 7,000, disaffiliated from the denomination between 2019 and December 2023, either joining the Global Methodist Church or becoming independent. For the ...

The United Methodist Church has been shaken by a messy split over its stance on LGBTQ relationships. Foreseeing a reversal of the bans on gay weddings and LGBTQ pastors — a step that was taken ...

SMU's board of trustees voted in 2019 to amend the university's articles of incorporation to declare that the board is the "ultimate authority" over SMU, not the United Methodist Church. This move ...

The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments to decide if SMU's Board of Trustees can alter the university's articles of incorporation with approval from the United Methodist Church. The church sued the ...

The latest lawsuit continues a flurry of legal activity between congregations and the United Methodist denomination in ...

United Methodist leaders penned a letter about the costs of ongoing litigation as congregations continue to try to leave.

DALLAS — The Texas Supreme Court Wednesday heard a case that could determine whether or not SMU can sever ties with the United Methodist Church. The case stems from a lawsuit the United ...