More than 180 Georgia churches this week banded together to sue the United Methodist Church to force a disaffiliation with the North Georgia Conference. The churches on Thursday filed a lawsuit in ...

Johnny Wayne Ballenger, Sr., age 88, of Lincolnton, died on Sunday, July 31, 2022. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 7, 2022, at Laboratory United Methodist Church with ...

A quarter of the denomination’s churches have left, as the faith divides over L.G.B.T.Q. policies. By Ruth Graham Ruth Graham writes about faith and religion, and visited a Methodist church in ...

One of the dominant Christian denominations in the U.S., the United Methodist Church, is experiencing a major split. Since 2019, more than 7,000 congregations have received approval to leave the ...

Ms. Frances Abernethy Womack, 92, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022 at Atrium Health in Lincolnton. Frances was born in Lincoln County, NC on March 25, 1930 a daughter of the late Sam Abernethy and ...

The pumpkins came in early Saturday, and with them a bevy of people to unload and set up a display on the front lawn at Boger City United Methodist Church in Lincolnton. The church’s annual pumpkin ...

Mr. Robert “Bob” Council Cranford, age 74, of 1369 Little Valley Lane in Lincolnton, NC died Thursday, February 19, 2015. Mr. Cranford was born in Wake County. He was preceded in death by his parents, ...