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Members of the Arkansas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church voted Saturday to ratify disaffiliation agreements from 35 of its congregations, clearing the way for them to break away from the nation s second-largest Protestant denomination. ....
With their congregation voting to break away, hundreds of denominational loyalists who attend Jonesboro First United Methodist Church are weighing whether to side with the majority or find a new house of worship. ....
The United Methodist Church in the United States is increasingly polarized and people on the extreme ends of the spectrum are moving away from long-held Christian beliefs, Bishop Gary Mueller warned Monday. ....