More than half of the United Methodist churches across Alabama have disaffiliated from the denomination, and the signs are becoming obvious – churches are literally changing their signs, reflecting ...

Frustrating misrepresentations of motive regarding potential splitting of our United Methodist Church around human sexuality leave our Methodist people angry and confused. You may be confused, too.

For 176 years, generations of Meth­odist missionary societies and Methodists in western Ohio have held in trust the land upon which the Methodist mission among the Wyandotte (also known as Wyandot) ...

“People are very upset that the Western Jurisdiction did not give the commission a chance to finish their work. And for them to break the rules and expect the members to go along and agree and to give ...

As we were leaving the convention center in Charlotte after a long day of legislative meetings, a friend and prominent leader within our denomination whispered to me something he didn’t want overheard ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

In order to avoid any confusion, perhaps I should explain this story even before I really get into it. The first part of this story is about the Methodist people of Clinton - you know, the “flock,” ...

Rev. Dr. Drew Shelley is the Senior Pastor at First United Methodist of Murfreesboro. Frustrating misrepresentations of motive regarding potential splitting of our United Methodist Church around human ...