Straw, 38, an attorney and trustee of the Village of Oak Park, a Chicago suburb, is the husband of Shannon Craig Straw, who ...

A stack of umbrellas sits in a container at the entrance to Sewickley United Methodist Church. While they represent a functional use, they also have a deeper meaning. To demonstrate that deeper ...

(RNS) — Half have trouble sleeping, a third feel depressed and isolated, half are obese, and three-quarters are worried about money, according to a new study. (RNS) — United Methodist clergy have been ...

Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked from her beloved job as a United Methodist pastor in Philadelphia. In a church trial, she was found guilty of violating "Christian teaching" because she had ...

Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth of the Greater Northwest Episcopal Area of the United Methodist Church has called people to go ...

This month, several United Methodist churches in Edmond will welcome new pastoral leadership. At First United Methodist Church, the Rev. Bertha “Bert” Potts will be the new senior pastor. She has been ...

The Hicksville United Methodist Church has received a $60,000 grant to enable its minister, Rev. Iwy Patel-Yatri, to ...

In the wake of the recent Upper New York Annual United Methodist Conference, a number of local churches are concerned by their parent organization’s position on same-sex marriage. “My church deplores ...

At one point in late April, during her guest sermon at Manchaca United Methodist Church, the Rev. Tracey Beadle, current pastor at Westlake United Methodist Church, announced some tentative vote ...

A Latham church turned to music on Saturday— using a benefit concert to support children with special needs who are living ...