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Originally published in CBN News The United Methodist Church has lifted a nearly 40-year-old on ordaining gay clergy – a major shift in one of the largest denominations in the US. On the heels of a massive exodus from the increasingly liberal denomination, the remaining leaders approved the pro-LGBT move […]
Originally published in USA Today A quarter of Methodist congregations in the US are leaving the United Methodist Church as one of the country’s largest Protestant denominations wrestles with issues of sexuality and gender identity. More than 7 600 of United Methodist’s approximately 30 000 congregations had voted to leave as of this week, and […]
Originally published in Christian Newswire The United States’ second-largest Protestant denomination, the United Methodist Church, voted on Tuesday to strengthen its embrace of marriage between one man and one woman, laid out in the church’s so-called “Traditional Plan”. In an unexpected turn, the UMC’s delegates decided to reject the “One […]