The United Methodists counted 5.4 million U.S. members in 2022 — less than half their 1960s peak, and the recent departure of about 7,600 mostly conservative congregations will lower that number ...

Bickerton said it’s time for United Methodists remaining in the denomination to refocus their work. “Quite often, when you’re pressed, you begin to exhibit creativity,” he said.

As CT previously reported, US Methodists tend to be more conservative than their clergy; they are twice as likely to identify as “conservative-traditional” (44%) ...

At the Methodists’ General Conference in St. Louis, conservative delegates soundly defeated the One Church Plan, which would have allowed some churches to celebrate same-sex weddings and ordain ...

United Methodists are part of a global movement that traces their origins to the 18th-century English revivalist John Wesley, who emphasized personal piety, evangelism and social service.

The United Methodists are holding the first General Conference, a meeting attended by church representatives from around the world, since thousands of congregations disaffiliated.

United Methodists in Georgia: more than 467,000 United Methodist churches in the North Georgia Conference, which includes Atlanta: more than 800 Delegates at the UMC’s General Conference: more ...

campaign Dozens of churches heading for the exit, two court challenges, a denomination in conflict. Those were some of the themes surrounding Oklahoma United Methodists during a season of ...

Hundreds of United Methodists will gather in Charlotte, N.C., in the next two weeks to make big decisions on the religious denomination’s policies, finances, inclusiveness and future. The ...

Six in 10 United Methodists in the United States believe homosexuality should be accepted. Some congregations have celebrated same-sex weddings and had gay, lesbian and transgender pastors, ...

Conservative, liberal Methodists to split over gay marriage. By Rich McKay. January 3, 2020 8:43 PM UTC Updated January 3, 2020 (Reuters) - The United Methodist Church plans to ...

news Faith. United Methodists remove anti-gay language from their official teachings on social issues The language declared “the practice of homosexuality” to be “incompatible with Christian ...