Nearly 100 Ohio churches leave UMC amid
homosexuality schism
Posted By: Beardo, 11/2/2023 2:20:54 PM
Nearly 100 congregations in Ohio have left the United Methodist Church amid the denomination's ongoing debate over homosexuality, joining thousands of other churches in the United States that have done the same. At a special session of the UMC West Ohio Conference held last weekend, 96 churches were granted their request to disaffiliate from the mainline Protestant denomination. (snip) In June, the West Ohio Conference voted to allow 172 congregations to disaffiliate from the UMC, having allowed 80 churches to leave the denomination last year. It is estimated that, at present, the regional body covering over 50 counties has a little over 600 member congregations remaining.
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a 5-year term 18 replies
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to elderly plane passenger for watching
Fox News on flight 14 replies
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Pay Off, WaPo Admits 14 replies
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