The African Methodist Episcopal Church has elected Bishop Francine A. Brookins, J.D., M.Div., as Chair of the General Board ...

"The Council of Bishops has responded to the UMC’s institutional uncertainty by crafting a new vision statement." ...

Bishop Francis J. McConnells first sermon, as he recalls it, “covered a vast range of lofty religious principles, well up in the air. After having risen so thoroughly to the heights, I decided that ...

(The Conversation) — The United Methodist Church will hold its General Conference, delayed several years by the pandemic, in April 2024. The meeting comes amid a dramatic divide over LGBTQ+ rights.

Webinars are to educate rank-and-file United Methodists about denomination’s new direction and prepare participants for a ...

In a matter of days, Ohio pastor Angie Cox and her wife went from contemplating moving to a more permissive region of the United Methodist Church to preparing for a long career in local ministry in ...

The United Methodist Church's top legislative assembly, the UMC General Conference, is gathering in Charlotte until Friday, May 3. Removing anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions is among the top issues facing the ...

The United Methodist Church’s General Conference voted to remain opposed to homosexuality. U.S. mainline denominations are all deeply divided on gay issues. In 2003, the U.S. Episcopal Church ...

The proposed union of four major American Protestant churches is a cart with four wheels—and one of the wheels is slow to turn. The Presbyterian and Episcopal churches and the United Church of Christ ...

On Wednesday nights a handful of worshippers gather at the white-steepled church on Lafayette Street for a fellowship supper. Most of the congregants are elderly, a faithful remnant who have weathered ...

Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their big denominational meeting, known as General Conference. It’s a much-anticipated gathering. Typically it is held ...

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., holds Holy Eucharist Rite I at 8 a.m. and Holy Eucharist Rite II with hymns at 10:30 a.m. and Evensong at 4 p.m. Sundays. trinitylittlerock.org.