The fight to allow same-sex marriage and gay clergy has defined much of the last half-century for major mainline Protestant denominations in the U.S., mirroring in many ways the broader fight for ...

A quarter of Methodist congregations in the U.S. are leaving the United Methodist Church as one of the country's largest Protestant denominations wrestles with issues of sexuality and gender identity.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century’s worth of denominational bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages. Subscribe to read this story ...

“The Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Methodist Protestant Church are and shall be one united church.” When Bishop John Monroe Moore of Dallas, Tex. voiced ...

Kneeling in a little chapel in Aldersgate Street, London, a moody Anglican clergyman felt his heart “strangely warmed” by a feeling that through Jesus Christ he had been saved. The warming of John ...

CLEVELAND — As the ways Americans worship and prioritize religion continue to shift, many faith leaders across Northeast Ohio are reflecting on how churches can adapt to a changing spiritual landscape ...

The number of clergy making between $70,000 and $100,000 is 52 men and 23 females. That’s 46 percent of males and 42.6 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - David Meredith, middle, hugs fellow observers after an approval vote at the United Methodist Church General Conference ...

The fight to allow same-sex marriage and gay clergy has defined much of the last half-century for major mainline Protestant denominations in the U.S., mirroring in many ways the broader fight for ...

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