[xzins]

I am an elder in the UMC. I guarantee that had your wife come to the church I pastor that she would have heard the name of Jesus....but not just me.

MOST United Methodists strongly desire to continue in the tradition of historic Christianity. We have a few wayward conferences and bishops and no easy mechanism for getting them in line. We are not a hierarchical church but are a connectional church.

[HarleyD]

Please don't take this as a slam against UM. We happen to live in a very liberal area and it took us 10 years to find a decent church-alas, a Southern Baptist. We're Calvinists in Baptist clothing. :O)

Sadly I think this is happening in many of the churches today of all denominations. The Barna reports which studies religious trends confirms this.

[drstevej]

***MOST United Methodists strongly desire to continue in the tradition of historic Christianity. We have a few wayward conferences and bishops and no easy mechanism for getting them in line. We are not a hierarchical church but are a connectional church***

Then why is the UMC still in the National Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches?