The United Methodist Church General Conference, which is the international legislative assembly for the denomination that meets every four years, will take place April 22 - May 3 in Charlotte. The ...

The General Conference of the United Methodist Church in Charlotte is the first one that Robin Dease is attending as a bishop. And it’s likely the last one that retired Bishop Sharon Zimmerman Rader, ...

The future of the United Methodist Church in the United States and around the world could be determined as 862 voting delegates gather Tuesday at the UMC Grand Conference amid historic conflict over ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The United Methodist Church’s top legislative assembly got off to an earlier-than-expected start when it swiftly approved key measures to refashion the denomination’s global ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The United Methodist Church’s top legislative assembly has dealt with most of the seemingly contentious proposals dealing with LGBTQ+ rights and restructuring the denomination in the ...

The theme of the United Methodist general conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, emblazoned on banners, tote bags, and name tags, was a snippet of Psalm 46: “Know that I am God.” At the end of the ...

The United Methodist Church voted Thursday to allow conferences in Russia and Belarus to leave. They are part of the United Methodist Eurasia Episcopal Area, based in Moscow, which also includes ...

(RNS) — After a four-year COVID-19 delay, and the departure of about 25% of its U.S. churches, the United Methodist Church is meeting again and the issue of human sexuality is back on the agenda. (RNS ...

The United Methodist Church, while declining for decades in its American version, has been growing exponentially in Africa. As part of United Methodists worldwide, Africans have a large say in what ...