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Churches continue to leave UMC after disaffiliation provision expires

By Filings on Tue, 01/30/24
Church & Ministry
UMC Split
Ecclesiastical Separation
Sexual Ethics
Mainline Denominations

“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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Aaron Blumer

NewMore on the topic

Wed, 01/31/24

For those following UMC develoments, these would also be of interest:

  • What Next After Methodist Exits? - Juicy Ecumenism
  • The Global Methodist Church: These Things I Pray - Church Answers

Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.

Related . . .

Topics: United Methodists, Global Methodist Church, UMC Split, Book Reviews
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  • United Methodist Rift with the Gideons
  • “By the end of 2024, at least 25 percent of U.S. United Methodism will have exited.”
  • UMC’s North Georgia Conference blocks church departures
  • In Nigeria, fighting between Methodist groups kills three as schism turns violent

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