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Oklahoma United Methodists to meet for first time after exits, LGBTQ+ restrictions removed
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoWith a challenging season of church exits behind them and the recent removal of LGBTQ+ restrictions,...
Chapin church decides on new affiliation after United Methodist break-up
The State McClatchy via AOL· 10 months agoChurch members voted overwhelmingly to join a new organization on Sunday, a little more than a month...
With a historic number of churches leaving, why 2022 was so dramatic for United Methodists
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt was a dramatic year for the United Methodist Church. Regional conferences recently finished...
NC United Methodists let churches leave the fold over shifts in LGBTQ policies
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoAbout a third of United Methodist churches in Eastern North Carolina, with about 22% of the church’s...
More than 100 SC churches will leave United Methodists after conference approves exodus
The State via Yahoo News· 12 months agoIt’s official. These churches across the state will go their own way after the United Methodist...
United Methodists lose one-fifth of US churches in schism driven by growing defiance of LGBTQ bans
Associated Press via AOL· 11 months agoMore than 6,000 United Methodist congregations — a fifth of the U.S. total — have now received...
A dramatic schism over social issues? The United Methodist Church has been here before – but this...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe United Methodist Church will hold its General Conference, delayed several years by the pandemic,...
Nearly half of Kentucky United Methodist congregations split from church
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 12 months agoVoters at the UMC's annual conference ratified the split Sunday night, shrinking the denomination's...
The United Methodist Church split in the Dakotas could be about more than LGBTQ+ rights
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe ongoing divide of the United Methodist Church, which used to be the second largest protestant...
United Methodist Church lifts 40-year ban on LGBTQ clergy
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThe United Methodist Church overturned its 40-year ban on gay clergy Wednesday, during a meeting of...