United Methodist congregations in Iowa are leaving the denomination over a split on same-sex marriages and ordaining openly LGBTQ clergy. The denomination has repeatedly upheld bans on both, but some ...

There are 142 churches in Iowa that have left the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church over differing beliefs on same-sex marriage and ordaining openly LGBTQ clergy. Eighty-three ...

NORTH LIBERTY — For the United Methodist Church, the largest mainline Protestant denomination in Iowa and the United States, unity is no longer a given. As factions of conservative and progressive ...

As a gay pastor in the United Methodist Church, the Rev. Anna Blaedel was devastated when church leaders voted to strengthen a ban on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage in February. The former ...

Sandra L. (Williams) Reisinger died on January 9, 2023, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Her funeral service will be held at Eldora United Methodist Church on Saturday, January 21, 2023, ...

Differing beliefs over same-sex marriage and ordaining openly LGBTQ clergy have prompted 83 churches to leave the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Of the 750 conference churches ...

Eldora - Rita Thompson, 77, passed away on November 29, 2019, surrounded by her family at Grand JiVante assisted living in Ackley. A memorial service will be held on Monday, December 30th, at 11:00 am ...