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Methodist church regrets Ivory Coast's split from the union as lifting of LGBTQ ban roils Africa
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoLeaders of the United Methodist Church expressed regret over last week's decision by the branch in...
A Tennessee teen has pleaded guilty in the slaying of a prominent United Methodist Church leader
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoA 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of second-degree murder and carjacking in the...
A dramatic schism over social issues? The United Methodist Church has been here before – but this...
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoThe United Methodist Church will hold its General Conference, delayed several years by the pandemic,...
United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoUnited Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate...
Churches provide solace in tornado-ravaged Mississippi Delta
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoAs a deadly tornado tore through the lower Mississippi Delta, the Rev. Mary Stewart clung to a door...
Some worshippers switching congregations amid United Methodist split over LGBTQ issues
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoThe Rev. Bill Farmer reached the point where he couldn’t stay in the United Methodist Church anymore...
How to deal with same-sex unions? It's a question fracturing major Christian denominations
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoCatholics around the world are sharply divided by the Vatican’s recent declaration giving priests...
Black Protestant church still vital despite attendance drop
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoAt its heyday in the 1960s, more than 1,500 parishioners filled every seat at Zion. The trend has...
How this Maryland pastor ended up leading one of the fastest-growing churches in the nation
Associated Press via Yahoo Style Singapore· 4 weeks agoThe Rev. Matthew L. Watley says it’s not happenstance his suburban Maryland congregation, part of...
The Anglican Communion has deep differences over homosexuality – but a process of dialogue, known as...
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoMembers of the Church of England's Synod, at Church House in central London, on Feb. 9, 2023. James...