Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rev. John Feldhacker, pastor of Edgehill United Methodist Church, gets the worship started with congregation announcements at ...

After decades of passionate advocacy, those supporting LGBTQ inclusion in the United Methodist Church finally achieved their goals at last year’s general conference. With the advocates’ persistent ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) — Among the rules overturned were a ban on bishops ordaining LGBTQ candidates for ministry, a ban on funding for LGBTQ affinity groups as well as a series of mandatory penalties ...

UMC General Conference, the denomination's international legislative assembly which meets every four years, will gather in Charlotte in April. Its agenda includes decisions on anti-LGBTQ policies.