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.

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. Within these theologically moderate-to-progressive ...

Racial and ethnic composition among adults who read scripture at least once a week who are methodist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) % of adults who read scripture at least once a week ...

(RNS) — Nearly four years ago, the United Methodist Church approved an exit plan for churches wishing to break away from the global denomination over differing beliefs about sexuality, setting in ...

Next week, the First United Methodist Church will celebrate its 200th anniversary and explore a history that is part and parcel of the history of Melrose. To learn more about the church’s roots, and ...

This year the United Methodist Church is celebrating the 70th year since the mainline Protestant denomination approved ordination for women as ministers in 1956. Over the past decade, many women who ...

Frequency of reading scripture among methodists in the Historically Black Protestant Tradition Demographic Information Beliefs and Practices Social and Political Views Chart Trends Table Share Survey ...