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Jun 6, 2024 · HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Leaders of the United Methodist Church expressed regret over last week’s decision by the branch in Ivory Coast to leave the union following the church’s decision to...
Jun 7, 2024 · NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — After the United Methodist Church voted this spring to allow its clergy to marry same-sex couples and lifted its ban on ordination of LGBTQ+ clergy, Methodists around the...
Jun 10, 2024 · After the United Methodist Church voted this spring to allow its clergy to marry same-sex couples and lifted its ban on ordination of LGBTQ+ clergy, Methodists around the world watched how the denomination’s African members would respond.
Jun 7, 2024 · In Zimbabwe, hundreds of members of the United Methodist Church gathered last week in Harare to protest the decision to welcome LGBTQ+ members. They sang hymns and held signs declaring that...
Jun 24, 2024 · NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — After the United Methodist Church allowed its clergy to marry same-sex couples and lifted its ban on ordination of LGBTQ clergy, Methodists in Ivory Coast became the first annual conference to leave the 9.9 million-member denomination, even as other African conferences have emphasized their ties with the U.S. church.
Jun 5, 2024 · COB commits to work with Cote d’Ivoire Conference as it prepares to leave UMC. Statement from Council of Bishops on Cote d’Ivoire’s decision. WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuesday, May 28, 2024, the Cote d'Ivoire Conference voted to separate from The United Methodist Church.
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 still working on next steps.
