Jun. 3—East Cobb's Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church must pay $13.1 million to the Methodist denomination in order to leave and become an independent church, lawyers involved in the case confirmed ...

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 ...

May 6—East Cobb's Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church and the regional governing body of the Methodist denomination have reached a tentative settlement to resolve their legal dispute, the two parties ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A metro Atlanta church will pay more than $13.1 million to leave its denomination after a year-long battle with conference leaders. Lawyers confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that ...

The trustees of the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church and Mt. Bethel UMC have reached a settlement to end a dispute that has divided the Marietta megachurch’s congregation. It ...

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. — A metro Atlanta church has raised the money it needs to become independent from the United Methodist Church. Channel 2 Action News reported on the Mt. Bethel and the North Georgia ...

On April 30, The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta completed the sale of Shirley Blumenthal Park, the MJCCA’s 32-acre campus in East Cobb, to Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church. Mt. Bethel UMC ...

East Cobb’s Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church must pay $13.1 million to the Methodist denomination in order to leave and become an independent church, lawyers involved in the case confirmed. The ...

East Cobb’s Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church must pay $13.1 million to the Methodist denomination in order to leave and become an independent church, lawyers involved in the case confirmed Thursday.