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United Methodists & Conservative Denomination Dialogue Across Lines

By Heather Hahn·
November 20, 2023 12:00 pm·

Ongoing uncertainties and a new breakaway denomination are putting a strain on The United Methodist Church’s ecumenical relationships. During its November meeting, the Council of…

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Three Dozen NC Churches Have Agreed To Leave UMC Under Approved Plan

By Yonat Shimron·
September 8, 2023 4:00 pm·

A group of 36 United Methodist churches in North Carolina that had sued, demanding to sever their ties to the denomination, have agreed to leave…

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Four Ways that Methodist Churches Are Disaffiliating From the UMC

By Emily Miller·
June 14, 2023 4:20 pm·

The news was met quietly on Sunday at Christ United Methodist Church in Greenfield, Wisconsin, a small church outside Milwaukee that welcomes about 30 people…

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Breakaway Texas UMC Megachurch Reveals Plans for New Methodist Denomination

By BeLynn Hollers·
May 10, 2023 2:03 pm·

Last year, White’s Chapel, a large congregation in a wealthy suburb outside of Dallas, overwhelmingly voted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church. Today, the…

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UMC Bishops Strive to Respond As Hundreds More Churches Disaffiliate

By Emily Miller·
May 9, 2023 2:55 pm·

United Methodist bishops have proposed a five-day meeting of the denomination’s global decision-making body, the General Conference, in May 2026. The announcement comes at…

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United Methodist Bishops Look to Pivot After 2,400+ Churches Disaffiliate

By Emily Miller·
May 1, 2023 4:15 pm·

About 100 active and retired United Methodist bishops from across the globe are meeting this week in Chicago, Illinois, for the first time in person…

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Bishop Scott Jones Moves from ‘Extreme Center’ of UMC to Global Methodist Church

By Emily Miller·
February 28, 2023 1:00 pm·

Bishop Scott Jones isn’t the first United Methodist bishop to join the Global Methodist Church since the theologically conservative denomination launched in May, but his…

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‘Not A Real Schism’: Four Years Later, UMC Exodus Less A Gush, More A Trickle

By Yonat Shimron·
January 24, 2023 8:50 am·

Nearly four years ago, the United Methodist Church approved an exit plan for churches wishing to break away from the global denomination over differing beliefs…

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Conservative Methodist Group Shuts Down, Says Goal Met By New Denomination

By Anne Stych·
January 20, 2023 1:00 pm·

The Confessing Movement, a lay-led conservative Christian movement that pushed back against the influence of liberalism and progressivism in the United Methodist Church, has shut…

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United Methodists & Conservative Denomination Dialogue Across Lines

Three Dozen NC Churches Have Agreed To Leave UMC Under Approved Plan

Four Ways that Methodist Churches Are Disaffiliating From the UMC

Breakaway Texas UMC Megachurch Reveals Plans for New Methodist Denomination

UMC Bishops Strive to Respond As Hundreds More Churches Disaffiliate

United Methodist Bishops Look to Pivot After 2,400+ Churches Disaffiliate

Bishop Scott Jones Moves from ‘Extreme Center’ of UMC to Global Methodist Church

‘Not A Real Schism’: Four Years Later, UMC Exodus Less A Gush, More A Trickle

Conservative Methodist Group Shuts Down, Says Goal Met By New Denomination

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United Methodists & Conservative Denomination Dialogue Across Lines

Three Dozen NC Churches Have Agreed To Leave UMC Under Approved Plan

Four Ways that Methodist Churches Are Disaffiliating From the UMC

Breakaway Texas UMC Megachurch Reveals Plans for New Methodist Denomination

UMC Bishops Strive to Respond As Hundreds More Churches Disaffiliate

United Methodist Bishops Look to Pivot After 2,400+ Churches Disaffiliate

Bishop Scott Jones Moves from ‘Extreme Center’ of UMC to Global Methodist Church

‘Not A Real Schism’: Four Years Later, UMC Exodus Less A Gush, More A Trickle

Conservative Methodist Group Shuts Down, Says Goal Met By New Denomination

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