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As an alternative to disaffiliation, at least five regional U.S. conferences authorized or were interested in allowing churches to continue leaving the denomination through a church closure policy
The United Methodist Church ... The number of churches headed for the exit increased from just 10 churches in ... it was conservative congregations that felt the time for disaffiliation had come ...
As of December 30, 2023, the number of UMC churches in the United States that were approved for disaffiliation stood at 7,660. This figure represented approximately one-quarter of the UMC churches in the United States.
In turn, disaffiliation became the primary means through which a church leaves the denomination. It’s likely the Protocol will still come up at the UMC General Conference in April, but its ...
Third and final report on UMC disaffiliations looks at the geography of the denomination's current splintering and its parallels to 1844 schism.
The General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns (GCCUIC) addresses the interreligious and ecumenical concerns of The United Methodist Church. The GCCUIC's office is located at The Interchurch Center in New York City. The Commission's President is Bishop Mary Ann Swenson and the General Secretary is Stephen J. Sidorak Jr.
The process for disaffiliation is implemented through Paragraph 2553 in the UMC Book of Discipline as adopted by the 2019 general conference of the United Methodist Church.
The number of individuals who are members of historical Protestant Churches totals to 300–600 million. [ 23 ] [ 20 ] A map of countries that have a church that is a member of the Anglican Communion (blue), [ dubious – discuss ] the Porvoo Communion (green), comprising European Anglican and Lutheran churches, and the Union of Utrecht (Old ...