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The Poušť United Methodist church camp would normally have hosted children at camp this summer, but instead, it is serving as a home away from home for Ukrainian mothers and their children. Writer Joey Butler and photographer Mike DuBose report for United Methodist News.

(RNS) — In his first presidential address as president of the United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops, Bishop Thomas Bickerton called on conservative groups encouraging churches to leave the denomination to stop the negative rhetoric.

(RNS) — Big-tent centrists like Bishop Ken Carter have to face facts and give traditionalists a last push out.

Caucusing is easy. Church is hard.

A three-bed chapel conversion has come up for sale near Holt - and it needs renovating.

(RNS) — Those apportionments, determined by each annual conference, fund bishops’ salaries and support the work of the mainline Protestant denomination around the world.

Americans care less and less about denominations. Old multigenerational loyalties to denominations are largely over. Church goers now expect churches to earn their loyalty. Exiting dying United Methodism will empower congregations to meet this expectation.

Americans care less and less about denominations. Old multigenerational loyalties to denominations are largely over. Church goers now expect churches to earn their loyalty. Exiting dying United Methodism will empower congregations to meet this expectation.

The pastor of a Texas megachurch says the United Methodist Church abandoned orthodox, doctrinal teachings long ago – and thats why theyre disaffiliating from the denomination.

The Woodlands Methodist Church and Faithbridge, two large United Methodist churches north of Houston, decide on same day to leave the denomination.