Warner First United Methodist Church Pastor Jeremy Jones is adding another congregation this year. He starts Sunday as pastor ...

For many, the schism that has wracked the United Methodist Church seemed inevitable, though it was an outcome few wanted. The departure of a quarter of the church’s approximately 30,000 congregations ...

Twenty years after getting kicked out of the United Methodist Church (UMC) for being gay, a pastor was finally reinstated. Beth Stroud, a 54-year-old lesbian, was defrocked from her role as a United ...

Big Rapids Free Methodist Church will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2026, marking a legacy that began with the ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Methodist pastor from Philadelphia, who was defrocked 20 years ago for being in a same-sex relationship, has been reinstated. Beth Stroud made headlines when she was ousted in ...

A Methodist minister in Northern Virginia could face punishment for officiating a same-sex marriage ceremony. A community of Methodists surrounded Drew Ensz in prayer and song Tuesday as he prepared ...

A Methodist Connecticut pastor accused of dealing crystal meth out of his church’s parsonage was a no-show at his arraignment last week, leading a judge to re-issue a warrant for his arrest. Herbert ...

A group of “traditionally orthodox” conservatives met on Saturday at Clearbranch United Methodist Church in Trussville to talk about what kind of new, post-split denomination they could form.