Methodists Have Reached a Crossroads… Again
Methodists have reached a crossroads in 2023, as many conservative churches have left the United Methodist Church (UMC) to create a new conservative denomination.
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Methodists have reached a crossroads in 2023, as many conservative churches have left the United Methodist Church (UMC) to create a new conservative denomination.
The United Methodist Church cannot seem to stay out of the news these days — and, given the nature of the news it’s not staying out of, that is not a good thing.
While America’s second-largest Protestant church is losing churches and members like its peers, it’s still fighting over same-sex marriage.
Fred Hearns, a historian with the Tampa History Center, highlights the St. Paul A.M.E. Church, a church that served as a place of worship and civil rights activism.
A Baltimore pastor and archivist stumbled on previously unknown writings by Francis Asbury, the "George Washington" of the Methodist Church.