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May 1 marked the official split of the United Methodist Church and the start of a new denomination, the Global Methodist Church.

A retired bishop of The United Methodist Church has announced that he is leaving the denomination for a conservative alternative that was launched on Sunday.

The United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops acknowledged the inevitable breakup of their denomination – a schism that will widen this weekend with the launch of a global movement led by theologically conservative Methodists.

(RNS) — After decades of rancorous debate over the ordination and marriage of LGBTQ United Methodists, a schism finally came 'without fanfare, but full of hope, faith, and perseverance.'

The outgoing head of the United Methodist Church Council of Bishops denounced the split of the mainline Protestant denomination over LGBT issues ahead of Sunday's launch of a breakaway denomination.

The outgoing head of the United Methodist Church Council of Bishops denounced the split of the mainline Protestant denomination over LGBT issues ahead of Sunday's launch of a breakaway denomination.

A retired bishop of The United Methodist Church has announced that he is leaving the denomination for a conservative alternative that was launched on Sunday.

The United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops, ending a five-day meeting Friday, acknowledged the inevitable breakup of their denomination – a schism that will widen this weekend with the launch of a global movement led by theologically conservative Methodists.

The outgoing head of the United Methodist Church Council of Bishops denounced the split of the mainline Protestant denomination over LGBT issues ahead of Sunday's launch of a breakaway denomination.

The schism originated over leadership struggles over liberal churches’ continued defiance of UMC bans on same-sex marriage and the ordination of openly gay clergy.