Αποτελέσματα Αναζήτησης
5 Ιαν 2023 · By the end of 2023, the United Methodist Church will be significantly less united, torn asunder by a host of issues but mostly over how to address same-sex marriage and gay clergy.
16 Απρ 2024 · By the end of 2023, disaffiliations amounted to more than 7,500 churches. Now, finance officials are recommending a $346.7 million budget, or a 43% reduction. So far, the measurable cost to...
18 Δεκ 2023 · As the window closes on a temporary plan allowing disaffiliations, nearly 1 out of 4 of the denomination’s 30,000 congregations decided to split over issues of sexuality and authority. This month...
29 Οκτ 2024 · The United Methodist Church’s top court ruled that a church closure cannot be used as a method of disaffiliation. The Judicial Council also struck down changes to church-closure law.
Across the country, as of June 16, more than 5,800 churches have separated along the lines of the deep fissures in the denomination: LGBT acceptance and Methodist authority structures. But for...
27 Δεκ 2023 · United Methodist leaders gave congregations until December 31 to decide to leave. Factions within the denominations split over disagreements in theology, namely, how the church considers LGBTQ+...
2 Ιαν 2024 · But as member churches across the United States vote to disaffiliate from the UMC, the denomination has been losing congregations by the thousands. The number of churches headed for the exit increased from just 10 churches in 2019 to 5,643 in 2023.
