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The United Methodist Church Split, Explained. Norman Hubbard. January 2, 2024 at 2:43 AM. The United Methodist Church (UMC) has historically regarded itself as a “ big tent ” denomination. But ...
5,505 disaffiliations, 17 legal battles and new alternative Methodist groups. Why 2023 was so dramatic for the United Methodist Church's splintering.
Mark Hipps-Figgs offers a prayer request during a service of Elizabeth Street United Methodist Church on Sunday, July 31, 2022, in Durham, N.C. Mark and Maxie Hipps-Figgs were the first gay couple ...
So far 7,286 congregations, many in the South and Midwest, have received approval to disaffiliate from the denomination since 2019, according to an unofficial tally by United Methodist News Service.
109. Official website. umc.org. The United Methodist Church ( UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant [1] denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelicalism. The present denomination was founded in 1968 in Dallas, Texas ...
Eighty-three churches were approved to part ways with the United Methodist Church this spring. Another 59 churches were approved Nov. 18. Another 59 churches were approved Nov. 18.
Originally church officials expected that a $604 million quadrennial budget would be approved at the General Conference. But now the proposal is reduced to $346.7 million, or a 43 percent cut ...
The United Methodist Church is the country’s — and Kentucky’s — second-largest Protestant denomination. The loss of 250 churches would shrink its presence in the Commonwealth by nearly half.