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The United Methodist Church must ensure that branches of the Church cannot be using the UMC’s name and funds to propagate prejudiced beliefs.

The Illinois Investment Policy Board was created to quash the BDS movement, and newly obtained emails show that board members see themselves having an even broader mission — “protecting Israeli sovereignty” in the West Bank.

The village of Spry cropped up along a superhighway of its day — a day that goes back to before the county’s beginning in 1749.

On New Year’s Day, 43 congregations of the Reformed Church in America split from the national denomination, one of the oldest Protestant bodies in the United States, in part over theological differences regarding same-sex marriage and the ordination of LGBTQ clergy. The departure of the theologically conservative congregations to the new group, the Alliance of Reformed

The pastor of a 140-year-old predominantly Black church in the North Shore suburb sees promise in the town's support for reparations.

When given the option, most younger believers go for a broader term.

As Alliance of Reformed Churches begins, some who remain in the RCA are concerned for the small, nearly 400-year-old denomination’s survival.

(RNS) — Some who remain in the RCA are concerned for the small, nearly 400-year-old denomination’s survival.

A recent update to the Bible translation used by many mainline Protestant churches has stirred accusations of "gaywashing" over how an ancient Greek word is translated.

A recent update to the Bible translation used by many mainline Protestant churches has stirred accusations of "gaywashing" over how an ancient Greek word is translated.