One fourth of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now?
- A quarter of U.S. Congregations in the United Methodist Church have been granted permission to leave due to disputes over LGBTQ-related policies.
- In 2024, the United Methodist Church will hold a legislative gathering to debate proposals on marriage and ordination policies, with a strong chance of lifting bans on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ ordination.
- The schism has led to the creation of the Global Methodist Church and has resulted in significant budget cuts for the United Methodist Church.
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One fourth of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban
A quarter of U.S. congregations in the United Methodist Church have received permission to leave the denomination during a five-year window, A quarter of U.S. congregations in the United Methodist Church have received permission to leave the denomination during a five-year window, closing this month, that authorized departures for congregations over disputes involving the church's LGBTQ-related policies.
One fourth of United Methodist churches have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now?
The vast major are conservative-leaning churches responding to what they see as the United Methodists' failure to enforce bans on same-sex marriage and the ordaining of openly LGBTQ persons.
Fri. 9:08 a.m.: One fourth of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now?
A quarter of U.S. congregations in the United Methodist Church have received permission to leave the denomination during a five-year window, closing this month, that authorized departures for congregations over disputes involving the church’s LGBTQ-related policies. This year alone, 5,641 congregations received permission from their regional conferences to leave the denomination as of Thursday, according to an unofficial tally by United Methodis…

Why have thousands of United Methodist churches in the US quit the denomination?
The United Methodist Church has been undergoing a major upheaval as more than 7,000 congregations across the country, one quarter of the total, decided whether to leave the denomination or […]
One fourth of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban
By Peter Smith Associated Press A quarter of U.S. congregations in the United Methodist Church have received permission to leave the denomination during a five-year window, closing this month, that authorized departures for congregations over disputes involving the church’s LGBTQ-related policies. This year alone, 5,641 congregations received permission from their regional conferences to leave the denomination as of Thursday, according to an uno…
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