Traditionalists committed to leaving The United Methodist Church have chosen Global Methodist Church as the name for the denomination they plan to launch. LGBTQ issues in the church have led to traditionalists leaving the existing denomination.

Music ministers are all too familiar with research suggesting that choir members singing ranks with coughing as a coronavirus spreader.

A pastor’s call to replace the Cross and Flame as the official insignia of The United Methodist Church has picked up the backing of the North Texas Conference.

The Rev. Dunford Cole was too ill with the coronavirus to help with worship services at the two churches he leads in south Alabama. But that didn't stop him from preaching. He shared a message from his hospital bed.

At its fourth annual global meeting, the Wesleyan Covenant Association discussed in detail its plans to separate from the United Methodist Church to form a new, traditionalist denomination. However, the group is also considering staying in the UMC depending on the outcome of the 2020 General Conference.