Sardis Church in Hartford will keep its doors open despite being named by the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United ...

The United Methodist Church says they have the authority to close churches who leave the denomination, but several are willing to put that to the test.

This is a solemn moment,” said Bishop Jonathan Holston, who oversees all United Methodist churches in Alabama and the Florida ...

Six churches in the Wiregrass will close after a vote by member in the Alabama West-Florida Conference of the United ...

Local churches include The Table, Tucker's Chapel, Courtland Church, Moulton First Church, Isom's Chapel, Hollywood Church, Langston Church, and Mt. Oak Church.

The Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church has voted to immediately close 26 churches in south Alabama and one in the Florida Panhandle.

The United Methodist Judicial Court backed up its previous ruling last year that closing a church cannot be used as a back door for allowing a congregation to leave the denomination and take its ...

Trinity United Methodist Church is seen on Friday at ... Our goal is to drive more traffic to the street,” Noonan said. The closure of the church sparks concerns about there being a hole ...