So why continue to support a church that differs so greatly from your own core beliefs?
>>So why continue to support a church that differs so greatly from your own core beliefs?
It doesn’t. “The Church” is the people and Christ. In the UMC, a pastor is not even a member of a local church. The Bishop has no effect on me and even the District Superintendent is someone I only speak to once a year at Charge Conference.
So, why stay? Because I believe in the Wesleyan theology and practices in my worship.