“Paragraph 2553 expired at the end of 2023, with over 7,500 congregations successfully disaffiliating from the UMC through the process” - CPost
Related: The UMC lost a quarter of its churches — most in the South - RNS
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Churches continue to leave UMC after disaffiliation provision expires
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