By Thomas Lambrecht The current state of separation and disaffiliation in The United Methodist Church has roots stretching far back

By Thomas Lambrecht In a provocative, year-end proclamation as she was walking out the door to her new assignment in

By Thomas Lambrecht It is hard to wrap our minds around how things have changed in The United Methodist Church

By Thomas Lambrecht This is the final week of Advent, a season of preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus

By Thomas Lambrecht This week, the United Methodist Judicial Council (the equivalent of our church supreme court) handed down Decision

By Thomas Lambrecht By the end of this year (2022), about 2,000 local churches will have disaffiliated from The United

By Thomas Lambrecht With the recent election of thirteen new bishops, the active Council of Bishops will be made up

By Thomas Lambrecht With the recent election of thirteen new bishops, the active Council of Bishops will be made up

By Thomas Lambrecht This week, 14 new bishops are being elected in the five jurisdictions of the United States. In