A lawyer representing multiple congregations facing legal hurdles in their attempts to leave the largest mainline Methodist denomination in the U.S. said the battles are ultimately financial. "It's ...

The Global Methodist Church, a new, more conservative Methodist denomination, announced Thursday it will officially launch in May, the biggest step so far in the highly anticipated split of the United ...

The United Methodist Church’s request to oust a renegade congregation from its coastal church campus was rejected this week by a Florida judge. The Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United ...

A United Methodist official testified on Friday in Houston County court that Harvest Church in Dothan is subject to the denomination’s trust clause even if founding members of the church were unaware ...

Conflict in Nigeria between supporters of remaining in the UMC and those seeking to leave precedes a deadly clash killing three and injuring 10, and homes set ablaze. UMC bishops and finance agency ...