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Numerous Oklahoma churches left the United Methodist Church. How did other regions fare?
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA special provision that has dramatically transformed the United Methodist Church has come to an...
Churches were approved for disaffiliation from the United Methodist Church
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDuring a special session May 27, 95 churches were approved for disaffiliation from the United...
Who will lead Oklahoma's United Methodist churches? State could share a bishop with Arkansas
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe ripple effect of recent church exits may result in Oklahoma United Methodists being partnered...
Louisiana Church May Split From Conference Over LGBTQ+ Stance
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBecause some churches are performing marriages for all parishioners and allowing LGBTQ+ people to...
Louisiana churches leave Methodist denomination amid schism
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe United Methodist Church, a mainstay of the American religious landscape, has cut ties with 58 churches in its Louisiana conference amid a nationwide schism within the Protestant denomination ...
Most United Methodist Church disaffiliations are in the South: Final report outlines latest in...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNASHVILLE, Tenn. – The United Methodist Church, the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the U.S., lost about a quarter of its total churches between 2019 and 2023 due to disaffiliations ...
Oklahoman makes history being elected as first Native American United Methodist bishop
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn Oklahoman has made history as the first Native American to be elected to the position of bishop...
Most UMC disaffiliations in the South: New report outlines latest in ongoing split
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTwenty United Methodist Church regional conferences saw at least 30% of their churches leave the...
United Methodists are breaking up in a slow-motion schism
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUnited Methodists have for generations been a mainstay of the American religious landscape — one of...
Why You Should Be Worried About the Split in the Methodist Church
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLast weekend, over 400 Methodist churches in Texas voted to leave their parent denomination, the United Methodist Church (UMC). Their decision followed the mass exodus of Methodist congregations ...