Churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit without endangering their tax-exempt status, the IRS said in a Texas court ...

The UMC General Conference also reversed a prohibition on United Methodist clergy and churches blessing same-sex unions, lifted a so-called funding ban on United Methodist agencies supporting ...

The school sought to leave the church because of differences over gay marriage and clergy. The court did not decide whether ...

The case of whether or not SMU can split from the church was sent back to trial court for further proceedings.

Karen Kistler [email protected] SALISBURY — First United Methodist Church of Salisbury is welcoming a new ...

The Texas high court issued a mostly unanimous opinion June 27 upholding the regional unit’s right to governance over SMU.

In a legal win for the UMC, the Texas Supreme Court last week ruled that the church's South Central Jurisdictional Conference ...

Two South Shore Methodist churches recently merged their parishes, and will come up with a new name in the next year.

The Texas Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the United Methodist Church ... decision by the school to change its governing documents to remove references to the church after the worldwide body voted ...

Pastor Wayne Alloway retires Sunday after 23 years of serving St. Mark's in Lincoln, the largest United Methodist congregation in the state.