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ClaudetteEvangelical Methodist Church Largely Ends Discrimination Against Homosexuals at General Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina
The worldwide Evangelical Methodist Church (EmK) has largely ended religious discrimination against homosexuals, according to a report published in May 2025 by meine-kirchenzeitung.de. The church’s General Conference, held...
United Methodist delegates in Charlotte, North Carolina, lift ban on LGBTQ clergy
The United Methodist Church has voted to allow LGBTQ people to serve as clergy, a change the source describes as writing church history. Delegates at the church’s General...
United Methodist Churches Ratify Restructuring to Give Regions Equal Decision-Making Authority
United Methodists on four continents have ratified a major restructuring meant to give the church’s geographic regions equal authority in decision-making. The Council of Bishops announced the ratification...
GwenUnited Methodist Connectional Table in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, backs Leadership Gathering recommendations
The Connectional Table, a United Methodist body that coordinates the denomination’s mission, ministries and resources, met Oct. 29-30 in downtown Vancouver, days after the Leadership Gathering concluded in...
Methodist Churches in Africa Face New Regionalization Battles Over Marriage and Ordination Standards
The new battleground for Methodists is in Africa, where tensions over the future of the United Methodist Church (UMC) have intensified. Following the 2024 General Conference, where conservative...
United Methodist Church Ends Disaffiliation Policy, Advances Regionalization Efforts
The United Methodist Church has concluded its focus on disaffiliation, marking the end of a policy that allowed congregations to leave the denomination under certain conditions. Delegates at...
Effort to restructure United Methodist Discipline advances with focus on global adaptability
United Methodist leaders from four continents are advancing a long-term initiative to restructure the denomination’s central policy document, the Book of Discipline. The goal is to clarify which...
African United Methodist Bishops Highlight Growth, Ecumenism, and Regional Leadership Developments
The United Methodist bishops of Africa gathered for their annual session, celebrating the church’s continued growth on the continent and the progress made in regionalization and ecumenical relations....
