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Florida Methodist Conference votes to let 55 churches leave over fears of gay marriage, clergy
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church approved a conditional disaffiliation for 55...
United Methodist delegates vote to end bans on gay clergy, same-sex marriage
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAfter decades of intense debate that led to about half of their churches in Kentucky leaving the...
United Methodist Church Votes to End Ban on Ordaining Gay Clergy
The Wall Street Journal· 1 month agoThe United Methodist Church is moving to end its longstanding ban on the ordination of gay clergy,...
United Methodist Church ends ban on gay clergy
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe United Methodist Church Wednesday removed a 40-year ban on gay clergy, overwhelmingly passing the measure during a national delegate meeting in...
Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants
Associated Press via AOL· 1 month agoIt took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century's worth of...
Methodist congregations in Erie, Crawford welcome members of disaffiliated churches
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs some northwestern Pennsylvania congregations explore whether to leave the United Methodist Church...
Hundreds of Texas Methodist churches vote to split from denomination after years of infighting over...
Times Record News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLUBBOCK — The Northwest Texas Annual Conference of United Methodist Churches started like a regular...
What we know: Oklahoma churches seeking to cut ties with United Methodist denomination
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe United Methodist Church ― Oklahoma's second-largest faith group ― is in the midst of a schism...
Over 6,000 United Methodist congregations voted to leave the denomination as it becomes more...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOne-fifth of United Methodist congregations in the United States have received permission to leave...
Historic Methodist rift is part of larger Christian split over LGBTQ issues
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThousands of congregations have left the United Methodist Church amid contentious debates over...