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A theologically conservative denomination that was launched in 2022 to serve as an alternative to the United Methodist Church has already garnered over 4,200 member congregations.

Thousands of congregations have left the church amid a dispute about gay marriage and ordaining LGBT ministers.

Perhaps there’s no greater mental and emotional cleanser than the dawn of a new year.

With a Dec. 31, deadline to make a decision on disaffiliating, the United Methodist Church could be losing as many as 20% to 25% of its 30,000 congregations in the United States. As of the week …

Debates over gay rights and their place within the United Methodist Church spearheaded schism among thousands of congregations throughout the country.

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A growing schism over LGBTQ issues within the United Methodist Church has prompted a quarter of congregations to leave as a Dec. 31 deadline nears.

5,505 disaffiliations, 17 legal battles and new alternative Methodist groups. Why 2023 was so dramatic for the United Methodist Church's splintering.

FILE - Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth addresses delegates, guests and his new episcopal colleagues, shortly after his election on Nov. 4, 2022, at Christ United Methodist Church in Salt Lake City,

The United Methodist Church has been undergoing a major upheaval as more than 7,000 congregations across the country decided to leave the denomination. Thats one-quarter of the U.S. churches in