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GwenDuke survey finds slight health improvements among United Methodist clergy
United Methodist clergy have faced considerable strain in recent years, including the COVID-19 pandemic and a highly publicized schism over LGBTQ+ inclusion that led to 7,600 churches leaving...
Simpsonville Methodist Church Lawsuit Over Ownership Delayed as S.C. Supreme Court Sets June 4 Deadline
The S.C. United Methodist Conference now has until June 4 to file its response with the South Carolina Supreme Court. The high court granted the extension in a...
Haywood County Congregation Forms New United Methodist Faith Community After Former Church Disaffiliates
As the new Christian year began on Dec. 3, a new United Methodist faith community formed in Haywood County, North Carolina. Its members said they were hopeful that,...
Christian Reformed Church Orders Affirming Congregations to Repent or Face Discipline
The Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC) has said what it expects of churches whose LGBTQ-affirming teachings conflict with its stance on sexuality. Two years earlier, the...
Global Methodist Church Reaches 6,000 Congregations Worldwide
The Global Methodist Church (GMC), which was established as a theologically conservative alternative to the United Methodist Church (UMC), has grown to 6,000 member congregations around the world....
Global Methodist Church launches as conservative split from United Methodists
The Global Methodist Church officially launched on Sunday, May 1, as a new, theologically conservative denomination splitting from the United Methodist Church. In a statement published days earlier...
Woodlands Methodist Church, Texas megachurch, votes to leave United Methodist Church
The Woodlands Methodist Church, a Texas megachurch, has voted to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church over the denomination’s ongoing debate about homosexuality. More than 200 churches in...
Wesleyan-Holiness Churches Seek New Hymnals Amid UMC Schism and Denominational Shifts
Some Methodist churches that left the United Methodist Church (UMC) in 2019 have turned to a new ecumenical Wesleyan hymnal to preserve their tradition. The UMC’s exit plan,...
