Methodist pastor in Rochester announces transgender transition during Sunday service, revealing plans to identify as ...

A pastor came out as transgender during a recent church service in Rochester, N.Y. Rev. Phillipa Phaneuf made the ...

Rev. Dr. Phillippa Phaneuf from the North Chili United Methodist Church announced she is "giving up pretending to be a man" ...

"If you felt God’s Holy Spirit surrounding you in ways you haven’t felt in years, would you have a sense that might be something God was okay with?" ...

The pastor reported that the transition is fully supported by the church and the bishop, who was consulted before the public ...

This Sunday, a biologically male pastor at a United Methodist Church in upstate New York announced that he no longer ...

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 ...

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 ...

Astoria United Methodist Church has welcomed two new pastors, Rev. Sue Owen and her husband, Rev. Jim Monroe, both ordained elders. They both have past ties to Astoria. Sue served the church as pastor ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...