The Global Methodist Church, a new, more conservative Methodist denomination, announced Thursday it will officially launch in May, the biggest step so far in the highly anticipated split of the ...

Global Methodist Church Bishop Scott Jones spoke June 27-28, 2024, at ClearBranch Methodist Church in Trussville. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com) [email protected] Most Popular Stories by Greg Garrison ...

The changes immediately open new doors for LGBTQ members — but over a quarter of U.S. congregations have already left the UMC, and more could follow.

In a meeting on Wednesday, church leaders also voted to allow L.G.B.T.Q. weddings. By Ruth Graham The United Methodist Church removed on Wednesday its longstanding ban on ordaining gay clergy ...

The Northwest Texas Conference adopted a process last June by which churches could vote to "disaffiliate," or leave the United Methodist denomination. The vast majority of the more than 200 ...

Norman City Council voted to allow for the expansion of McFarlin United Methodist Church’s food pantry to a community mission center and addressed the removal of an over $1 million public safety ...

The Global Methodist Church’s temporary leadership body will now have to decide on whether to adopt the recommendations it received from the Wesleyan Covenant Association.

The OU Food Pantry and the McFarlin United Methodist Church Food Pantry in Norman continue to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, even as some staff members face heavier workloads, changing food ...

A beautiful, sky-blue eyed, black-haired loving and caring woman was born July 6, 1926, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Frank Calava and Anita Bertolini and passed from this life on December ...

Pianist Mary Sallee is an instructor, community artistic resource and active member at McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church, 419 S. University Blvd. Sallee will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at ...

The McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church tower chimes will resound throughout central Norman on Sunday morning heralding the 90th birthday of the historic church with "Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel" ...

Norman school leaders are assessing the city's schools Thursday.Superintendent Joe Siano is expected to talk about the public school's successes and challenges. In the recently released school report ...