Meanwhile, the Côte d’Ivoire Conference decided in late May to leave the denomination due to the general conference changes. The decision by the largest United Methodist conference in Africa ...

The case of whether or not SMU can split from the church was sent back to trial court for further proceedings.

This year’s event is Aug. 2 at the church. The event will also include free dental fluoride treatments from CareArc and free ...

The school sought to leave the church because of differences over gay marriage and clergy. The court did not decide whether ...

Karen Kistler [email protected] SALISBURY — First United Methodist Church of Salisbury is welcoming a new ...

The Texas high court issued a mostly unanimous opinion June 27 upholding the regional unit’s right to governance over SMU.

In a legal win for the UMC, the Texas Supreme Court last week ruled that the church's South Central Jurisdictional Conference ...

Churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit without endangering their tax-exempt status, the IRS said in a Texas court ...

This week, the Internal Revenue Service quietly ratified a change to its longstanding rules on allowing certain nonprofit groups, like churches, to take on political stances. News of the policy change ...

Two South Shore Methodist churches recently merged their parishes, and will come up with a new name in the next year.