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At least seven Chautauqua County churches are disaffiliating from the United Methodist Church. The Findley Lake, Gerry, Bemus Point, Dewittville-Hartfield, C
More than 4,000 congregations have left the United Methodist Church (UMC) this year over its embrace of LGBTQ+ ideology.
The Associated Press The Rev. Bill Farmer reached the point where he couldn’t stay in the United Methodist Church anymore — but the congregation he attended was staying. Michael Hahn always wanted to stay in the UMC — but his congregation was leaving it. Each has found new church homes, and they’re not alone. Thousands […]
A pro-LGBTQ message on a Methodist church in Nashville, Tennessee. / Glendale United Methodist Church|FlickrWashington D.C., Jun 6, 2023 / 15:45 pm (CNA).As the United Methodist Church (UMC) is rocked by disagreement over LGBTQ+ issues, more than 4,000 congregations have officially split from the denomination this year. More congregations joined the growing schism this weekend with 60 leaving in Michigan on Saturday and 250 in Kentucky splitting with the UMC on Sunday. Jay Therrell, president of the Wesleyan Covenant Association and a leader in the "disaffiliation" movement...
Many of the churches that broken away have gone on to join the more theologically conservative Global Methodist Church