Porter is the conference superintendent for the Mississippi-West Tennessee district of the Global Methodist Church, the ...

Earlier this year, the congregations that remained in the United Methodist Church after the split passed measures to remove some of its anti-LGBTQ+ policies, including the ban on LGBTQ+ clergy and ...

Earlier this year, the congregations that remained in the United Methodist Church after the split passed measures to remove some of its anti-LGBTQ+ policies, including the ban on LGBTQ+ clergy and ...

The Texas Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit between the 12,000-student private university in Dallas and the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church ...

The South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church has argued SMU wasn’t allowed to make those changes without its approval and that it still has a say in how the university is run ...

Local United Methodist church leaders said a new proposal announced Friday to split America’s second largest Protestant denomination over opposing views about Scripture and human sexuality may ...

SMU’s decision came amid a split within the United Methodist Church over issues of the ordination of LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriages within the church. The United Methodist Church voted in ...

SMU’s bid to split from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ rights heads to Texas Supreme Court By Kate McGee The Texas Tribune Jan 3, 2025 Updated Jan 6, 2025 ...

SMU’s bid to split from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ rights heads to Texas Supreme Court Southern Methodist University will have its day in court soon over its desire to split from the ...