United Methodist Church

The Rev. Paige Swaim-Presley and the Rev. Elizabeth Davidson say they were informed in late February a formal complaint has been filed against them, allegedly for officiating a same-sex wedding.

In 1968, Black Methodists for Church Renewal, one of five ethnic caucuses in the United Methodist Church, was founded. In 2001, the caucus created the African American Methodist Heritage Center to recover and remember Black Methodists’ contributions to the denomination.

Mt. Horeb United Methodist, South Carolina’s largest United Methodist church, is gearing up to break from the denomination with a formal vote expected next month.

Many United Methodist churches are leaving the denomination via an exit plan approved by leaders more than three years ago. But in Florida and North Carolina, some are suing regional conferences in state courts.

United Methodists have for generations been a mainstay of the American religious landscape. But the United Methodist Church is also the latest of several mainline Protestant denominations in America to begin fracturing amid debates over sexuality and theology.

The Native American International Caucus, which advocates for Native Americans both inside and outside of the United Methodist Church, is calling on lawmakers to get rid of Columbus Day.

The United Methodist Church currently feels like a war zone. But the way forward is to “beat our swords into plowshares” (Isaiah 2:4) on the anvil of compassion. Here are three principles that can guide us.

A group of United Methodist bishops in Africa announced Thursday (Sept. 8) that it will no longer work with the Africa Initiative or the Wesleyan Covenant Association, accusing the groups of spreading misinformation.