[Cecily]

On a related note:

https://www.ajc.com/news/cobbs-mt-bethel-agrees-to-pay-131-million-to-leave-united-methodist-church/N7E7LCT4ONFAVNQR2CMREQIJK4/

[Swirl]

But UMC is refusing to allow a conference vote on the splitting from the main denomination (they have postponed the vote until 2024 because of the excuse of covid and are suppressing the (traditionalist) African delegations from being able to attend). The heretics are a taking over the vast properties and treasuries by running-off the good people. Time to have serious law suites.

[Albion Wilde]

On a related note: Cobb’s Mt. Bethel agrees to pay $13.1 million to leave United Methodist Church

Here's the really sad part of the article:

Late Thursday afternoon, the member churches voted to ratify the decisions of 70 churches in North Georgia that will be leaving the UMC. (Mt. Bethel is not one of the 70, since its split from the UMC is being negotiated in court.) Conference spokesperson Sybil Davidson said the 70 churches alone make up approximately 9% of churches in the conference, and about 3% of members.

I'm glad they're leaving. I'm appalled it's onlly 3% of congregation members in the N. GA conference.