More than 4,000 congregations have left the United Methodist Church this year over disagreements about the body’s stance on LGBT issues, according...
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141 Pennsylvania Churches Leave the UMC
More than 100 congregations in Pennsylvania have officially left the United Methodist Church over the ongoing debate over sexual ethics in the...
UMC Pastor Files Complaint against Regional Body for Electing Openly Gay Bishops
A United Methodist Church pastor filed a complaint earlier this month against a regional body's leadership for electing an openly gay bishop, which...
Texas Megachurch Votes to Leave the UMC after Initial Attempt to Disaffiliate Failed
A Texas megachurch that previously attempted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church without a congregational vote has now successfully...
12 Arkansas Judges Recuse Themselves from Lawsuit by UMC Congregation Seeking Denominational Disaffiliation
Some 12 judges in Arkansas have recused themselves from a lawsuit filed by a United Methodist Church congregation seeking control of church property...
Oklahoma Megachurch Announces Split from the UMC over Denomination’s ‘Gradual Drift’ from ‘Historic Christian Mission’
An Oklahoma megachurch in South Tulsa has parted with the United Methodist Church amid denominational division.
107 Florida Methodist Churches to Leave the UMC, Join Conservative Alternative
About 107 congregations in Florida have announced that they are leaving the United Methodist Church denomination for the newly launched Global...
Group of Former UMC Churches to Launch Network for Churches Leaving the Denomination
A cohort of large former United Methodist churches has announced the foundation of a group that churches disaffiliating from the UMC can join.
38 Churches Sue UMC Baltimore-Washington Conference over Disaffiliation Procedures
A group of 38 church congregations is leaving the United Methodist Church and suing the denomination over its disaffiliation procedures.