by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 16, 2021 | News
Female clergy in the United Methodist Church (UMC) are underrepresented and underpaid, according to a report published in late October. Women comprise more than half of all UMC members, but only 31.8% of all UMC clergy were females in 2020. Of the five UMC...
by Mitch Randall | Jan 16, 2020 | Opinion
The United Methodist Church is expected to split into two denominations. Church leaders announced the potential split after years of attempting to find common ground on the issues of LGBTQ ordination and the church’s response to same-sex marriage. The split will...
by Tiffany A. Nagel Monroe | Mar 1, 2019 | Opinion
United Methodists from around the world gathered together on Feb. 23 in St. Louis for a four-day Special Session of the General Conference. The work of this gathering focused on human sexuality, specifically ordination of LGBTQIA+ clergy and same-sex marriage. In...
by Mitch Randall | Feb 28, 2019 | Opinion
The United Methodist Church addressed how its churches would relate to LGBTQ Christians this week. In a 461-to-359 vote, the UMC’s legislative committee adopted the “Traditional Plan” on Feb. 25 for consideration at the 2019 General Conference’s final session on Feb....
by James L. Evans | Sep 5, 2006 | Opinion
For over two weeks now, Elvira Arellano, has taken shelter in a United Methodist Church in Chicago. Arellano sought sanctuary in the church when she learned that Federal officials planned to deport her back to Mexico. She has lived illegally in the United States for...
