Dec. 22—Editor's note: The MDJ counts down the Top 10 local stories of 2021 as determined by newsroom staff. Today's installment is No. 8. The future of one of Cobb's most prominent churches is ...

Jul. 14—The leadership of the United Methodist Church's North Georgia Conference said this week it would be moving to seize the assets of Mt. Bethel UMC in east Cobb. Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson, and ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Leaders of one of the largest churches in Cobb County now say they will seek to break away from the United Methodist Church over the way they say the church tried to reassign their ...

Jul. 3—Steven Usry, selected this spring to take the reins at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church in east Cobb, has penned a letter criticizing its leaders and vowing that he will "not be deterred" by ...

Donna Lachance has been a member of Mt. Bethel UMC in east Cobb for 15 years. The retired corporate executive found the church, which is minutes from her home, to “be a loving family, despite its huge ...

Efforts are underway to resolve tensions and a threatened split between the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church and one of its largest congregations. The conference’s board of ...

HARRISON COUNTY, Ohio — The Bethel United Methodist Church will hold its bicentennial celebration this weekend. The current building, which is 113 years old, is the third to be used for worship on the ...

ROHRERSVILLE — Two centuries ago, a handful of the faithful gathered on a southern Washington County farmstead to worship. From those humble beginnings, the Bethel United Methodist Church in ...