A 2,600-member Alabama megachurch has voted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church over the mainline denomination’s theological direction.
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UMC Regional Body Closes Historic North Carolina Church Attempting to Disaffiliate
The UMC North Carolina Conference has shut down a small, local historic congregation planning to vote to disaffiliate from the mainline denomination.
Tennessee Church Votes to Disaffiliate from UMC over Homosexuality Debate
A Tennessee congregation voted to leave the United Methodist Church on Sunday due to the denomination's longstanding schism on homosexuality.
Largest UMC Church Considers Leaving Denomination
Largest UMC Church Considers Leaving Denomination The largest United Methodist Church in South Carolina announced plans to leave the mainline...
More Than 4,000 Churches Have Left the UMC This Year, New Data Finds
More than 4,000 congregations have left the United Methodist Church this year over disagreements about the body’s stance on LGBT issues, according...
141 Pennsylvania Churches Leave the UMC
More than 100 congregations in Pennsylvania have officially left the United Methodist Church over the ongoing debate over sexual ethics in the...
UMC Pastor Files Complaint against Regional Body for Electing Openly Gay Bishops
A United Methodist Church pastor filed a complaint earlier this month against a regional body's leadership for electing an openly gay bishop, which...
Texas Megachurch Votes to Leave the UMC after Initial Attempt to Disaffiliate Failed
A Texas megachurch that previously attempted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church without a congregational vote has now successfully...
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...