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United Methodists lose one-fifth of US churches in schism driven by growing defiance of LGBTQ bans
Associated Press via AOL· 12 months agoMore than 6,000 United Methodist congregations — a fifth of the U.S. total — have now received...
Citing jurisdiction, Oklahoma United Methodist Conference appeals First Church ruling
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 11 months agoState United Methodist leaders have appealed a judge's ruling against them in a disaffiliation...
Here is a list of Mississippi churches disaffiliating from the United Methodist Church
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn yet another round of disaffiliations within Mississippi's United Methodist Churches, many...
Tennessee United Methodists seek consensus, chart future after historic church splintering
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOutgoing Tennessee bishop Rev. Bill McAlilly’s prayer for area United Methodists is they pursue...
Chapin church decides on new affiliation after United Methodist break-up
The State McClatchy via AOL· 11 months agoChurch members voted overwhelmingly to join a new organization on Sunday, a little more than a month...
In a time of division, two United Methodist Churches become one in Memphis
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA wedding of sorts took place Sunday in downtown Memphis. For 18 months, Bluff City Church and First...
The United Methodist Church split in the Dakotas could be about more than LGBTQ+ rights
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe ongoing divide of the United Methodist Church, which used to be the second largest protestant...
Methodist church regrets Ivory Coast's split from the union as lifting of LGBTQ ban roils Africa
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoLeaders of the United Methodist Church expressed regret over last week's decision by the branch in...
Rift over LGBTQ rights causes 83 Iowa churches to split from United Methodist Church
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDiffering beliefs over same-sex marriage and ordaining openly LGBTQ clergy have prompted 83 churches...
More than 100 SC churches will leave United Methodists after conference approves exodus
The State via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt’s official. These churches across the state will go their own way after the United Methodist...