The United Methodist Church (UMC) is facing a significant schism as over one million African members, primarily from the Ivory Coast, voted to leave the denomination. This mass departure follows the UMC’s recent decisions at …
Key Points: The United Methodist Church has repealed its longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy, allowing for their ordination without prohibitive rules. The change reflects a shift towards progressive values in the church, especially after the …
Key Points President Joe Biden’s proclamation of March 31 as “Transgender Day of Visibility,” which coincides with Easter Sunday in 2024, has drawn criticism from Donald Trump’s campaign and religious conservatives for perceived insensitivity to …
Key Points Wiebe Boer, the president of Calvin University, has resigned following a misconduct complaint related to an inappropriate relationship. The university’s board accepted his resignation after an investigation, which determined the relationship violated the …
White’s Chapel Methodist Church in Southlake, Texas, a is large church known for its amenities and community activities. Despite its growth, the church left the United Methodist denomination in July due to the denomination’s internal …
At the tender age of 9, Matthew Blake Lovegood, penned their first song centered around Jesus, sparking a lifelong journey of songwriting. Uninterrupted by the passing decades, Lovegood, adopting the moniker Flamy Grant, continued to …
A recent survey conducted on behalf of Newsweek by Redfield and Wilson Strategies found that nearly half of millennials, individuals between the ages of 25 and 34 years old, believe that misgendering a person should …
Riffing on a reading program premise that has been banned in some places in recent months, a San Francisco church hosted a Drag Queen Bible Story Hour earlier this summer. Calvary Presbyterian Church hosted the …
On Thursday, Russian lawmakers passed a more stringent version of a bill that prohibits gender transitioning procedures. The new version includes additional clauses that invalidate marriages in which one person has undergone gender transitioning and …
A church in Sussex has fallen victim to an act of vandalism due to its public support for Pride Month. The targeted church, which remains unnamed, was recently attacked by unidentified individuals, leaving the local …