Following splintering in United Methodist Church, denomination's top legislative assembly approved historic changes in early May toward LGBTQ+ inclusion and to restructure denomination. In ...

The United Methodist Church has made a series of decisions to become more welcoming of LGBTQ people. The moves have also driven away many conservative Methodists. We saw major changes this week in ...

Metro; United Methodist Church conference may change prohibition on gay marriage and clergy, or not. Published: ; Feb. 24, 2019, 4:51 a.m.

Why Is The United Methodist Church Changing Its Lgbtq+ Policies? The changes at this year’s General Conference are the culmination of a yearslong reckoning that prompted a historic schism in the ...

United Methodist delegates have repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate. The delegates removed a rule forbidding those who identify as LGBTQ from being ordained ...

In 2019, the United Methodist Church held a special meeting in St. Louis to address LGBTQ issues, but no change came about from that meeting, and decisions were to be made in 2020.

In previous General Conferences since 1972, African United Methodist churches had repeatedly joined U.S. conservatives to keep the bans on same-sex marriage and gay clergy ordinations, but liberal ...

Oliver said LGBTQ+ clergy in the United Methodist Church can finally love openly while serving their faith. Prior to the rule change, Rev. Tracy Hunter faced scrutiny for her sexuality when she ...

Dozens of United Methodist clergy came out as lesbian, gay or bisexual on Monday, ... From May 10-20, more than 800 delegates will debate changes to church policy, ...

In 2019, the United Methodist Church held a special meeting in St. Louis to address LGBTQ issues, but no change came about from that meeting, and decisions were to be made in 2020.

Same-sex weddings and LGBTQ clergy are two of the topics front and center as the United Methodist Church opens it General Conference Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C. In recent years, the church ...