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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 (UMC) has historically regarded itself as a “big tent” denomination. But as member churches across the United States vote to disaffiliate from the UMC, the ...
Why 2023 was so dramatic for the United Methodist Church's splintering. ... Analyzing a UMC disaffiliation trend: ... More on status of churches outside U.S.: ...
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.
In 2023, a few congregations of the United Methodist Church left that denomination to join the Congregational Methodist Church due to a polarization that occurred between traditionalist Methodist clerics and those with progressive tendencies. [5] [6] [7] In 2024 they were followed by numerous others.
The North Carolina Conference is an Annual Conference (a regional episcopal area, similar to a diocese) of the United Methodist Church. This conference serves the eastern half of the state of North Carolina , with its administrative offices and the office of the bishop located in Garner, North Carolina .
In the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, which covers 56 counties in the eastern half of the state, churches had until Sept. 20 of this year to ask to disaffiliate if they ...
United Methodist Church to take on most high-profile and likely contentious legislative business as Charlotte policymaking assembly nears end. UMC live updates: United Methodists face contentious ...