Posted on 10/18/2022 3:07:45 PM PDT by Taxman
We are joined, at last count, by 115 other Florida conservative United Methodist Churches.
For us, this is an exciting and challenging move!
More power to you taxman.
Why do the libs never have to leave?
Is this the drag queen pastor church?
I would guess it was the opposite and that is why they are leaving.
It was a Church in Plano that some such story lately.
They lost the vote, so they are driving out the conservatives.
No, that one’s in Maine.
My bad, the drag queen church is in Florida.
Interesting comments at the end of the article.
Our Methodist Church is leaving as well. Can’t be soon enough. Thank God we have a Bible believing and preaching minister who is leaving with us.
My former church just voted to leave.
Yes. Especially the comment about the ‘Democracy Alliance that is headed by Soros.
Our fellowship quit the UCC this past June. I don’t miss it.
Yes.
Our UMC is in a conservative Conference and we are like “whatever”.
The key in many of these congregations and denominations is “Who owns the church real estate?
Many of them were set up that the denomination hierarchy owns it, not the local congregation that paid for it.
The General Conference has not been held for 2 cycles to prevent churches leaving the denomination in a planned, legal manner. God bless the leadership of every church that leaves the UMC. It has become a rabid demonic force bring havoc to the faithful.
A FRiend once told me that church politics are the dirtiest of all politics. I now believe him!
I’ll keep you appraised of our progress with the Florida Conference. Our lawyers are confident we’ll be able to leave with minimal cost.
UMC has a “Trust Clause” which asserts that the Conference owns all church property.
We are contesting that clause, and the lead church in our 116 church lawsuit was formed (and the church paid for by its members!) long before there was a UMC.
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