In its General Conference in North Carolina this week, the United Methodist Church did away with language that would limit ...

The United Methodist Church’s business session Tuesday voted to end a ban on using church funds to advocate for gay rights, a prelude to action expected later this week that would drop the ...

"I wish it happened sooner," Greensboro pastor says. "There are many talented and grace-filled members who have struggled to ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on ...

United Methodist Church delegates have voted to allow different geographic regions to make their own rules about ministry.

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Same-sex weddings and LGBTQ clergy are two of the topics front ... Duke University that surveyed clergy and congregations in North Carolina, where Duke is located, tells a somewhat different ...

The Biden administration's directive "is not fairness, it is fiat," says Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver.

United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on May 1, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing ...

Thousands of United Methodists are gathering Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina, to begin an 11-day denominational General ...