Editor of United Methodist Insight says the lawsuit involving SMU and the United Methodist Church is the latest in a ...

Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and clergy in 2019.

A Texas Supreme Court hearing marked the climax of a significant six-year legal battle. SMU has declared its independence ...

The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether the United Methodist Church controls Southern Methodist University. SMU changed its governing language in 2019 ...

The Texas Supreme Court is hearing a case over church control of Southern Methodist University (SMU) regarding a dispute with ...

Amid this mass exodus, the UMC is now trying to regain control over one of its largest remaining assets: Southern Methodist ... added that SMU would continue to operate under the university's ...

Southern Methodist University and ... as part of the church’s lawsuit against SMU, which has challenged the authority the UMC has over the university. UMC said in its lawsuit it has control ...

(Jeffrey Beall/Wikimedia Commons) (CN) — Southern Methodist University urged the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit by the Methodist Church seeking to regain control of the school ...

Shortly after the board’s decision, the Southern Conference of the United Methodist Church sued the SMU, arguing that the university didn’t have the authority to update the language in the ...