The theme of the United Methodist general conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, emblazoned on banners, tote bags, and name tags, was a snippet of Psalm 46: “Know that I am God.” At the end of the ...

The United Methodist Church will allow regions of the global body to maintain biblical standards on sexual ethics, following ...

Plan to give regional autonomy to United Methodists outside U.S. passes, a historic win following splintering sparked by disputes over LGBTQ+ rights.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — United Methodists lifted a 40-year ban on gay clergy and removed restrictions on same-sex marriage in a major step toward greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the nation’s largest mainline ...

An effort to remove anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions at the UMC General Conference emerged in response to decades of traditionalist legislative wins. While also removing anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions, progressive ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The United Methodist Church’s top legislative assembly has dealt with most of the seemingly contentious proposals dealing with LGBTQ+ rights and restructuring the denomination in the ...

United Methodists have approved constitutional amendments that make the worldwide denomination into a global network of ...

The tone of the UMC General Conference this year was less divisive and fiery than most previous gatherings, a shift following splintering in denomination. Policy actions to remove anti-LGBTQ+ ...

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 response to ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The historic United Methodist Church legislative summit in Charlotte is on its last day, and a jam-packed agenda awaits the 700-plus delegates. There are 25 outstanding calendar ...

This is the second half of a two-day look at liberalizing changes to United Methodist Church (UMC) policy and positions surrounding human sexuality and LGBTQ+ issues that were approved at the church’s ...