"I'm glad this has finally been resolved," said Blain, a heterosexual lifelong UMC member that attends the St. Paul's United Methodist on Main Street in Houston's Museum District. "Some of my brothers ...

A megachurch in Texas voted overwhelmingly to leave the United Methodist Church (UMC) last week as the second-largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. fractures over sexuality, church government ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- More than 200 Methodist churches in Texas are looking to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church in a multi-step process that could receive official approval Saturday at ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Hundreds of United Methodist Church congregations around Texas have voted to leave the denomination this year, citing disagreements on gay marriage. According to the ...

Since 2019, the UMC has lost more than 7,600 congregations nationwide, roughly a quarter of its total, amid long held debates over theology and the role of LGBTQ people in its churches, according to ...

Jane Graner delivers her weekly sermon during services at Trinity United Methodist Church in Duncanville on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer Jane Graner first felt a call to ...

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Delegates of the north Texas Conference vote in favor of 41 local churches leaving the United Methodist Church during a special called session in Plano on Saturday, Mar. 4, 2023. Lola Gomez / Staff ...