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...
WJ makes case that Bishop Oliveto’s election is legal
In a much-awaited moment, the Western Jurisdiction today told The United Methodist Judicial Council that last July’s election of Mountain Sky Area Bishop Karen Oliveto complied with church law.
Local pastors in background at General Conference
By Sam Hodges
May 11, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
Licensed local pastors don’t get to serve as delegates to General Conference. So when they sit...
Imagine No Malaria: $68 Million Raised Worldwide!
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (November 16, 2015) – The three Pennsylvania bishops of The United Methodist Church joined together today to announce that the denomination has...
Bishop Talbert performs Alabama wedding for two men
On left: Joe Openshaw (left) and Bobby Prince are married at Covenant Community United Church of Christ in Center Point., Ala. Retired United Methodist...
