Massachusetts church says it’s open for same-sex weddings
A UMNS Report by Sam Hodges
The council of Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church in Cambridge, Mass., has approved a “Marriage Equality Statement” saying that the...
Commission on General Conference Favors Discernment Process
By Diane Degnan | United Methodist Communications
Portland, Ore.: The Commission on the General Conference gave the go-ahead for an alternative process of discernment for dealing...
Delegates, supporters stand with LGBTQ people
By Kathy L. Gilbert and Sam Hodges
May 14, 2016│PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
As lay delegate Fred Brewington rose to address the United Methodist General Conference on...
Relief for those fleeing Washington fires
By Linda Bloom | Aug. 26, 2015 | NEW YORK (UMNS)
Last summer, a wildfire scorched the back of Pateros Community United Methodist Church in Washington State and...
Mandatory penalties ruled unconstitutional
By Linda Bloom
May 18, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
Imposing a mandatory penalty during the “just resolution” process for a clergyperson admitting to committing a...
2 clergy face 24-hour suspension for gay weddings
Rev. Gordon Hutchins marries Wayne and Michael Simonson at his church in Tacoma, WA. Screen grab from the video, A Church Divided produced by Adithya Sambamurthy/The Center for...
111 clergy, clergy candidates come out as gay – #UMCGC
UPDATES with support from other faith leaders
By Heather Hahn
May 9, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
A letter from 500 openly LGBTQ clergy, future pastors...
Amicable breakup of UMC needed, pastor group says
By Sam Hodges | May 22, 2014| DALLAS (UMNS)
A group of United Methodist pastors and theologians is calling for an amicable split of the denomination,...
Council of Bishops Names 32 Commission Members
Washington, D.C. The United Methodist Council of Bishops has announced the membership of the Commission on a Way Forward.
"After three months of diligent and...
Poll: Making disciples tops United Methodists’ priorities; sexuality ranks low
More than 90 percent of members say church shouldn’t split over issue
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A new poll of United Methodists in the United States shows that...