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Another 41 congregations in Texas have officially left The United Methodist Church in response to the mainline Protestant denomination’s ongoing debate over its stance on homosexuality.

United Methodists in Eastern Europe and Central Asia have begun the process to leave the mainline Protestant denomination as a wave of congregations in the United States have recently voted to disaffiliate amid a schism over homosexuality.

On Sunday March 19, Cornerstone Church voted to break away from the United Methodist Church due to its stance regarding the LGBTQ+ community.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by over 30 congregations that sued a regional body of The United Methodist Church and its bishop, accusing the denomination of an unfair disaffiliation process.

The decision comes as the United Methodist Church continues a dialogue about the denomination’s future, with the central question being the church’s relationship to LGBTQ individuals.

The decision comes as the United Methodist Church continues a dialogue about the denomination’s future, with the central question being the church’s relationship to LGBTQ individuals.

More than 500 churches across Texas are no longer affiliated with the United Methodist denomination. Many of them are in the Houston area. While pastors admit the decision to leave has not been easy, they felt it necessary for moving forward.

The decades-long battle for the soul of the United Methodist Church (UMC) is now lost. A liberal faction has secured an increasingly hostile takeover.

(RNS) — Three of the most recent decisions released by the Judicial Council dealt with resolutions that annual and jurisdictional conferences have approved regarding the denomination’s stance on LGBTQ inclusion.

Another 41 congregations in Texas have officially left The United Methodist Church in response to the mainline Protestant denomination’s ongoing debate over its stance on homosexuality.