Southern Methodist University and the regional conference of the United Methodist Church said Wednesday the two institutions have reached an agreement to dismiss ongoing litigation over the university ...

The theological fracture within the country's largest mainline Methodist denomination has grown more contentious as a church conference in Georgia has temporarily blocked churches from disaffiliating.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dozens of churches this week chose to disaffiliate themselves from the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church.

BRIDGETON — Several United Methodist churches in South Jersey who disagree with new, progressive policies on same-sex marriages and gay clergy say the state conference is making it too difficult to ...

More than 100 churches recently left the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church without the usual attention that hundreds of departing congregations across the nation have received in ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Several churches in the Raleigh area are no longer affiliated with the United Methodist Church, as some religious leaders fear the church could change traditions when it comes ...

At least seven Chautauqua County churches are disaffiliating from the United Methodist Church. The Findley Lake, Gerry, Bemus Point, Dewittville-Hartfield, Charlotte Center, Park United Methodist ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — More than 100 Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia churches are among 264 that have officially split with the United Methodist Church (UMC) Saturday at a called special ...

Dozens of churches this week chose to disaffiliate themselves from the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. During an annual conference held this week in Athens, 70 churches' ...