I n a solemn and reflective session on Friday, the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church voted to officially close 20 churches across the region, marking the end of decades ...

Oak Grove and Concord in Roxboro are disaffiliating, ... The United Methodist Church still must deal with the language in the Book of Discipline that refers to homosexuality.

Frazer left the United Methodist Church last year and joined the Free ... Mt. Carmel UMC, Mt. Zion UMC - Smiths Station, New Prospect UMC, Oak Grove UMC, Opelika First UMC, Park Memorial UMC ...

In 2023, Oak Grove United Methodist lay leader Karen Reynolds said the continued practice of ordination of gays and lesbians to ministerial positions, including bishops, was contrary to ...

She then joined Oak Grove United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg, where she and her husband, Joey, served as volunteer lay youth directors. Eventually, both she and her husband discerned a call to ...

Bishop David Graves, head of the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, breaks bread during a communion service during the annual meeting held June 11-14, 2023.

In 2023, Oak Grove United Methodist lay leader Karen Reynolds said the continued practice of ordination of gays and lesbians to ministerial positions, including bishops, was contrary to ...