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A quarter of Methodist congregations abandon the church as schism grows over LGBTQ+ issues
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA quarter of Methodist congregations in the U.S. are leaving the United Methodist Church as one of...
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...
NC United Methodists let churches leave the fold over shifts in LGBTQ policies
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 1 year agoAbout a third of United Methodist churches in Eastern North Carolina, with about 22% of the church’s...
'It left us': After historic Methodist rift, feelings of betrayal and hope for future
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFor many, the schism that has wracked the United Methodist Church seemed inevitable, though it was...
'I'm no longer fighting any battles' Tuscarawas Co. churches leave United Methodist Church
The Times-Reporter via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNEW PHILADELPHIA – For decades, the Rev. Harley Wheeler has been fighting to make renewal a clear...
Almost 200 western NC Methodist churches leaving the denomination over LGBTQ+ issues
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA liturgical union irrevocably broken ends in divorce on Saturday when almost 200 United Methodist...
Florida Methodist Conference to vote Saturday on potential exits of 55 churches
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLess than a week after a judge declined to intervene, representatives of the United Methodist Church...
What Might Come of the United Methodist Church’s General Conference?
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoAn LGBTQ+ flag flies over Union United Methodist Church in the South End of Boston on January 5,...
United Methodist delegates vote to end bans on gay clergy, same-sex marriage
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAfter decades of intense debate that led to about half of their churches in Kentucky leaving the...
Florida Methodists sink into the mire
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe headquarters of the United Methodist Church’s Florida Conference must feel as if it’s sinking in the mire these days. The long-running feud in the...
