The debate over LGBTQ issues may finally split the United Methodist Church, America's second-largest Protestant denomination. Following a special session of the church's General Conference in St.

Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey presides over the United Methodist Church’s General Conference in St. Louis, Mo. — Photo: United Methodist Church. Delegates at a special session of the United Methodist ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Since 1972, the United Methodist Church has been debating over same-sex marriage with the tension recently reaching a breaking point. “We can’t keep pushing it aside, you know ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — One of the largest churches in the world is maintaining its opposition to same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy, a vote decided during a special session Tuesday. Methodist church ...

After decades of strife over the role of out LGBTQs in pastoral life, the United Methodist Church has removed barriers against homosexuality. The changes may have been the most consequential in the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The United Methodist Church may split into two denominations, one that supports same-sex marriage and the ordination of gay people as clergy, and one that doesn’t. Sixteen members ...

DENVER, Colo. – During Sunday morning service at Trinity United Methodist church in downtown Denver, the sermon was about acceptance. From the pulpit, Senior Pastor Ken Brown preached about coming ...

A Columbia church has voted to become the only United Methodist Church in South Carolina to join a national campaign pushing for gay marriage rights. The Washington Street United Methodist Church ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. MUTARE, ZIMBABWE — The expecting mothers ushered their roommate Tinashe Mawondo to the hospital at Old Mutare Mission center, mere ...

The Dallas Landmark Commission unanimously approved rainbow-colored steps outside Oak Lawn United Methodist Church as a temporary art installation, allowing the display to remain for up to three years ...