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  1. Jan 5, 2023 · What is happening with the United Methodist Church? United Methodists have been more or less civilly disagreeing about gay rights since the 1970s, but the issue came to a head in 2019.

  2. Apr 16, 2024 · The United Methodist Church losing a quarter of its churches in five years is just the start. The organization's budget is shrinking, too, as the denomination grapples with the exit of more...

  3. Dec 27, 2023 · One of the dominant Christian denominations in the U.S., the United Methodist Church, is experiencing a major split. Since 2019, more than 7,000 congregations across the country have received...

  4. Jul 25, 2023 · A recent accounting by the United Methodist News Service shows that about 20% of United Methodist congregations – more than 6,000 – have left the denomination in recent years.

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  5. May 15, 2024 · Departures accelerated with the 2022 launch of the Global Methodist Church, a theologically conservative denomination that has recruited mostly from the United Methodist fold. The disaffiliation policy expired at the end of last year, and General Conference delegates voted to delete it .

  6. May 23, 2024 · Once the second largest protestant denomination in America, the United Methodist Church lost about a quarter of its members over issues of sexuality. Now, the church is overturning its prohibition on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage.

  7. May 1, 2024 · The United Methodist Church overturned its 40-year ban on gay clergy Wednesday, during a meeting of the church’s top legislative body in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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