I thought I heard or read that the more conservative side won last time thanks largely to the influence of Methodists from Africa?
>>I thought I heard or read that the more conservative side won last time thanks largely to the influence of Methodists from Africa?
The UMC is a global church. The Africans did contribute a lot of votes, but there were a lot of American votes against gay pastors and gay marriage too. The revival movement (not to be confused with the gay-led reconciliation movement) in the church is growing stronger each year as Methodists come to realize that our church suffers when it tries to model itself on society instead of scripture.