A Methodist church in Arkansas has filed a lawsuit after the United Methodist Church Arkansas Conference rejected its application for disaffiliation...
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186 Georgia UMC Churches Sue Regional Conference for Denying Disaffiliation
Per UM News, it’s the highest number of congregations that have come together in a single lawsuit to the regional body of the United Methodist...
Ohio UMC Conference Approves Disaffiliation of 172 Congregations
More than 170 congregations in Ohio have departed from the United Methodist Church over the weekend in light of an ongoing debate over same-sex...
Kentucky UMC Conference Approves Disaffiliation of 286 Churches
The Kentucky Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church has voted to approve the disaffiliation of 286 congregations amid a debate on LGBT...
12 Arkansas Judges Recuse Themselves from Lawsuit by UMC Congregation Seeking Denominational Disaffiliation
Some 12 judges in Arkansas have recused themselves from a lawsuit filed by a United Methodist Church congregation seeking control of church property...
38 Churches Sue UMC Baltimore-Washington Conference over Disaffiliation Procedures
A group of 38 church congregations is leaving the United Methodist Church and suing the denomination over its disaffiliation procedures.
Louisiana Conference Approves the Disaffiliation of 95 UMC Churches
Almost 100 United Methodist Church congregations in Louisiana officially disaffiliated from the denomination last weekend due to a longstanding...