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Arkansas United Methodists voted Saturday to allow an additional 67 congregations to disaffiliate from the denomination -- bringing the total number that have left in the past six months over "issues related to human sexuality" to over 100.

The trial "appears" to proceed because an alternative remains available, a negotiated settlement known as "just resolution" still can be pursued by all parties.

More than 130 congregations in Alabama have voted to leave the United Methodist Church, joining thousands of other churches that have left the denomination in the past few years.

The Arkansas United Methodist denomination shrunk by 67 churches Saturday in Hot Springs losing Midland Heights and Greenwood churches

Last week, the hemorrhaging of churches from the United Methodist Church (UMC)continued in drastic fashion. In Montgomery, the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the UMC saw 193 congregations depart in a 24 hour period.

Arkansas United Methodists voted Saturday to allow an additional 67 congregations to disaffiliate from the denomination -- bringing the total number that have left in the past six months over "issues related to human sexuality" to over 100.

Arkansas United Methodists voted Saturday to allow an additional 67 congregations to disaffiliate from the denomination -- bringing the total number that have left in the past six months over "issues related to human sexuality" to over 100.

It will still be a month before the Western PA Conference of the United Methodist Church will formally act on requests for churches seeking to disaffiliate. B

CHICAGO — John Wesley was no fan of the title “bishop.”

United Methodist Churches have until the end of 2023 to separate