The school sought to leave the church because of differences over gay marriage and clergy. The court did not decide whether SMU could be prevented from separating.

A United Methodist official in Alabama released a statement this week responding to two court rulings against the Alabama-West Florida Conference that came down last week. “The Alabama-West Florida ...

The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that the United Methodist Church can keep fighting for control of Southern Methodist University. In 2019, the Dallas-based school changed its governing documents, ...