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- The Côte d’Ivoire Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC) announced last week that they are leaving the denomination over its approval in early May of same-sex marriages and of clergy in same-sex relationships. The conference, with more than 1 million members, was one of the largest in the denomination.
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Jun 5, 2024 · Citing actions taken by the recent General Conference, the Côte d’Ivoire Conference has voted to leave The United Methodist Church. But the conference has not left yet and is working on next steps.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuesday, May 28, 2024, the Cote d'Ivoire Conference voted to separate from The United Methodist Church. Conversations are underway with the leadership to begin the process in our Book of Discipline that outlines the steps in becoming an Autonomous Methodist Church.
Jun 6, 2024 · The Côte d'Ivoire Conference, based in West Africa, voted last month to leave the UMC over the denomination removing rules that prohibited the blessing of same-sex unions and the ordination of people in same-sex relationships from its Book of Discipline.
5 days ago · The United Methodist Church of Ivory Coast (EMUCI) has withdrawn from the United Methodist Church over its ordination of ordination of homosexual pastors and the celebration of same-sex...
Oct 16, 2024 · Bishop Benjamin Boni, the president of the annual conference, accused the United Methodist Church of sacrificing its integrity and charged that the denomination had distanced itself from Scripture, thereby making the UMC no longer suitable for the Ivorian conference.
Jun 5, 2024 · The Côte d’Ivoire Conference’s decision to leave comes after the debate over the place of LGBTQ people in church life already has led about a quarter of U.S. congregations to depart The United Methodist Church under a provision added by a special General Conference in 2019.
May 29, 2024 · United Methodism’s largest overseas jurisdiction has voted to quit the denomination in response to the church’s divorcing sex from marriage at its governing General Conference earlier this month. The United Methodist Church in the Ivory Coast voted on May 28 to exit the denomination.