‘It’s heart-breaking’: Methodist lay preachers say they’re being pushed out over same-sex marriage sta...

Nov 29, 2022 by

by Kelly Valencia, Premier: Some Methodist lay preachers, who are not ordained and preach voluntarily, are reportedly being blocked from speaking opportunities due to their failure to accept the Church’s stance on same-sex marriage....

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107 Florida congregations leaving UMC to join new conservative church network amid LGBT debate

May 8, 2022 by

by Michael Gryboski, Christian Post: A staggering 107 United Methodist congregations based in Florida plan to leave the mainline denomination for the newly launched conservative Global Methodist Church. The Florida chapter of the Wesleyan...

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United Methodist bishops open spring meeting with message of unity amid schism

Apr 27, 2022 by

By Emily McFarlan Miller, RNS: More than 100 bishops from across the globe are gathering through Friday on Zoom to discuss the future of the denomination, according to the Council of Bishops. Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, the outgoing...

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The latest United Methodist bombshell will create news throughout 2022 and beyond

Mar 11, 2022 by

by Richard Ostling, Get Religion: Yet another United Methodist bombshell will create news throughout 2022 and beyond In this, the 50th anniversary year of the 12.9-million-member United Methodist Church’s fierce debate over the...

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Georgia megachurch, UMC conference enter mediation amid threat of separation, asset seizure

Jul 31, 2021 by

By Michael Gryboski, Christian Post: A Georgia megachurch seeking to leave the United Methodist Church and the regional church body that recently seized its assets have begun a mediation process to resolve the tenuous situation. Mt....

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The problem with the ‘born gay’ theory

Jul 10, 2021 by

by Gavin Ashenden, Christian Today: The Methodist Church has just decided to change the definition of marriage and offer it to gay couples. In so doing, it once more raises several important questions, including how one becomes gay. Is it...

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