The national leadership of the United Methodist Church has been very liberal for many years. This Methodist member keeps my donations at home to take care of our church.
I’m preaching at our UM church next month. I sent my sermon ideas to the pastor. (crickets, crickets).
“The national leadership of the United Methodist Church has been very liberal for many years. This Methodist member keeps my donations at home to take care of our church.”
If your Methodist church is part of the UMC, then it most likely sends an annual “apportionment” (or tax) payment to the district office which, in turn, sends money on to the national office. My small church pays its full apportionment, but I have often wondered what benefits we receive from the district and national offices other than the ability to join the insurance pool.