CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The United Methodist Church’s top policymaking ... Church recognizes “the authenticity of each other’s baptism and Eucharist” and “the full interchangeability and ...

But there are only two sacraments recognized by the United Methodist Church — baptism and the Lord's Supper (or Holy Communion).

And even in the United Methodist Church ... on the Basis of A Common Calling," a historic agreement to share in baptism, Eucharist and ministry with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Reformed ...

Bishop Karen Oliveto is retiring in a few months as a United Methodist bishop. Oliveto was emotional saying those words aloud. As the church's first openly gay bishop, her path was not always certain.

One of the dominant Christian denominations in the U.S., the United Methodist Church, is experiencing a major split. Since 2019, more than 7,000 congregations have received approval to leave the ...

“One Lord, One Faith, one baptism” says the Bible about the church and the believers who form it. This rings true at Sayers Memorial United Methodist Church located at 6101 Catherine Street in ...

Hundreds of congregations of the United Methodist Church voted to leave the denomination Saturday, and remaining congregations have just six weeks left to decide whether to leave or stay amid the ...

The United Methodist Church on Wednesday voted to lift its ban prohibiting LGBTQ+ members from serving in the church’s clergy—the latest measure in an ongoing effort to revisit the church’s ...

A group of 42 United Methodist congregations in south Alabama and the Florida panhandle has filed a lawsuit against Bishop David Graves and the Alabama-West Florida Conference, saying he has ...

Following splintering in United Methodist Church, denomination's top legislative assembly approved historic changes in early May toward LGBTQ+ inclusion and to restructure denomination.