Religion

The United Methodist Church in America is in the middle of splitting up over LGBTQ issues.The progressive part of the United Methodist Church will keep…

This story is part of a special episode of WGLT's Sound Ideas airing March 12, marking the one-year anniversary of COVID's arrival in McLean County. Find…

Religious scholars and philosophers are among those encouraging Illinois Wesleyan University President Georgia Nugent and the board of trustees to…

With churches partially closed, social distancing still the norm, and racism becoming bolder by the day, maintaining a sound mind during a season of pain…

This week, many religiously observant people are trying to find extra meaning in the traditional messages of their faiths as they continue to face the…

As the coronavirus pandemic forces the nation to disconnect from usual routines, communities of faith tried all the harder to hold on to each other and…

We think of chocolate as an unalloyed good. People rhapsodize over it. They say they would sooner go without, well, many things, than chocolate. Some even…

The head of campus ministry at Illinois State University said he's seen the national trend of declining religious affiliation at ISU.Phil Grizzard, pastor…

He’s not a craftsman or guilder, nor artist or tradesman. Andy Birkey makes his living carving, casting, and decorating traditional gothic furnishings for…

One of the longest-running theater productions in the United States has decided it will be back for a 97th year in Bloomington.Organizers of the American…