Good News, a magazine launched in 1967, represents the vanguard of Methodism’s conservative counteroffensive. It remains a major player in the efforts to limit expanded roles and rights for homosexuals in the UMC. The Rev. Rob Renfroe is its president and publisher. It is based in The Woodlands, Texas.

The Confessing Movement within the United Methodist Church is the leading conservative group of Methodists opposed to gay ordination (and related issues). The Confessing Movement was founded in 1994 and is based in Indianapolis. Patricia Miller is executive director.

That All May Freely Serve is a progressive group within the PCUSA which lobbies for a Presbyterian Church that is inclusive fully inclusive. Contact Ray Bagnuolo.

More Light Presbyterians is a progressive group of individuals and congregations within the PCUSA which describes itself as “a network of people seeking the full participation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of faith in the life, ministry and witness of the Presbyterian Church (USA).” Contact interim executive director Patrick Evans.

The Covenant Network of Presbyterians is a progressive group within the PCUSA working towards a fully inclusive church. Contact executive director Brian Ellison.

Presbyterians for Renewal is a conservative renewal movement within the PCUSA formed in April 1989.

The Presbyterian Coalition is a conservative movement within the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. formed largely in response to the question of ordination of gay clergy.

ECO is a conservative Presbyterian denomination founded in January 2012.

The Evangelical Presbyterian Church is a conservative Presbyterian denomination started in 1981 consisting of more than 400 churches and 135,000 members. Contact the EPC through director of communication and information systems Dana Cadman.