Finance and Administration
Finance and Administration
Churches Can Endorse Politicians, IRS Says in Court Filing
Speaking about politics at a church or other house of worship is not the same as intervening or participating in an election, lawyers for the IRS as well as for conservative groups suing the agency wrote.
Jul 9, 2025
United Methodist Ministries Named in House Probe
The United Methodist Council of Bishops and Board of Church and Society received letters from a U.S. congressional committee asking if they used federal funds to “facilitate illegal immigration.” But neither receives federal funds.
Jun 19, 2025
Court Ruling: Stop Alternative Church-Exit Plans
Just before the start of the Mississippi Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church’s top court declared “null and void” the conference’s process to let churches use closure as a way to disaffiliate and leave with their property.
Jun 5, 2025