The Kentucky Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church has voted to approve the disaffiliation of 286 congregations amid a debate on LGBT...
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United Methodists in Europe, Eurasia Begin Process of Disaffiliating from UMC
United Methodists in Eastern Europe and Central Asia have started the process of disaffiliation from the mainline Protestant denomination following...
Nearly 60 More Churches Leave the UMC
This month all five of the United Methodist Church’s U.S. jurisdictions individually met to pass measures where “LGBTQIA+ people will be protected,...
UMC Regional Body Promotes Openly Gay Reverend to Office of Bishop
A regional body of the United Methodist Church has voted to promote a gay man into the office of bishop.
Conservative Alternative to the UMC Exceeds over 4,200 Congregations
The Global Methodist Church, a theologically conservative denomination launched last year as an alternative to the United Methodist Church.
193 Churches to Leave the UMC over Same-Sex Issues
A Georgia-based regional body of The United Methodist Church approved the disaffiliation of 193 churches from the mainline denomination last week...
Over 6,000 Churches Have Disaffiliated from the UMC amid LGBT Debate
Over 6,000 churches have been granted approval to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church in the past four years due to an ongoing schism...
#UMC Disaffiliations in Georgia, #Debt Deadline Approaches, and #Ceasefire Holding in #Sudan #shorts
http://youtu.be/NpT8jtHUe7w With the deadline just days away, the White House and GOP leaders are closing in on a deal to raise the country’s debt...
Texas Megachurch to Disaffiliate from UMC without a Congregational Vote
A Texas megachurch has announced its departure from the United Methodist Church despite not having a congregational vote, which violates the...