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Should Methodists Split into Two, Three, or Four Churches? Delegates Consider.

By Filings on Tue, 12/17/19
Church & Ministry
United Methodists
LGBTQ Politics
UMC Split

“Last year’s decision to strengthen the UMC’s traditional position against same-sex marriage and married LGBT clergy prompted at least 11 liberal congregations to start the process of leaving the denomination. Eight regional conferences have ordained clergy in defiance of the decision, and four have adopted resolutions to challenge the General Conference’s decision, questioning its constitutionality in the church’s court.” - Christianity Today

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Topics: United Methodists, Gay Agenda
  • Philly United Methodist Church to host Lesbian "Romeo and Juliet"
  • Conservative United Methodist group endorses 'amicable separation' over LGBT debate
  • UMC’s North Georgia Conference blocks church departures
  • "The people called United Methodists cannot recall who they are, if indeed most of our present members ever knew ... They are no longer rooted in scripture or in any recognizable version of Methodism’s theological vision."
  • “5,550 of the United Methodist Church’s approximately 30,000 US churches have disaffiliated”

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