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(RNS) — Most laity and many clergy are not nearly so invested in moving the Methodist divorce along as those at the extremes. 

CEO refers to its facility in “the West Bank of Israel.”

(RNS) — ‘Francis Asbury’s role in helping develop Methodism in America,’ one expert said, ‘is one of those factors that gave birth to the Black Christian experience in Philadelphia.’

Human "prayer chains for climate justice" set to take place October 18 in Raleigh and October 24 in Chapel HIll; climate emergency

“For a lot of people, animals are very important in their lives. Several people approached me about having a blessing.”

The Rev. Adam Hamilton, whose Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, is the nations largest UMC congregation, said the outcome would push youthful pastors and other young adults away.

“For a lot of people, animals are very important in their lives. Several people approached me about having a blessing.”

After decades of fighting about sex, many hoped "traditionalists" and "progressives" could keep "United" attached to "Methodist."

When United Methodists finally split, conservatives will build a church defined "by who they will exclude today and who they will exclude tomorrow."

As one of the founders of the United Methodist Centrist Movement, the Rev. Doug Damron spent years hiding his rejection of his church's rule that the "practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching."