Methodist church facing split; local churches react
As the United Methodist Church becomes fractured over LGBTQ rights, many individual churches are leaving the 12-million member worldwide church, leaving Butler County congregations with a decision to make.
The Global Methodist Church, a new, more conservative Methodist denomination, officially announced its formation in May. Its leaders disapprove of liberal churches’ continued defiance of UMC bans on same-sex marriage and the ordination of openly gay clergy.
The new denomination announced its plans on the same day the United Methodist Church postponed its General Conference for the third time, this time until 2024.
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