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Largest Methodist Church in Michigan Votes 616-9 to Leave the Denomination
Western Journal ^ | 3/5/23 | Jack Gist

Posted on 03/25/2023 12:08:24 PM PDT by CFW

Jesus was a rebel. He rebelled against the world and overcame it. In times like these, Christian unity can be found in rebellion.

But Christians are, of course, to strive for peace and avoid conflict when they can. Where to draw the line?

Take the case of Cornerstone Church of Caledonia in Michigan, the largest United Methodist congregation in the state.

It has voted to leave the mainline Protestant denomination, according to The Christian Post. The vote wasn’t close, either. The final tally came in at 616-9, with two abstentions.

The UMC website emphasized that the split has not been contentious. I guess it was a peaceful rebellion of sorts.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: church; homos; methodists
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To: CFW

According to the article, they still give sacraments to the LGBTQ types. Cornerstone is wishy washy, and really made no changes.


21 posted on 03/25/2023 1:39:16 PM PDT by madison10
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To: aberaussie; Aeronaut; aliquando; AlternateViewpoint; AnalogReigns; Archie Bunker on steroids; ...
In August of 2009 the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) estabalished a "Full Communion Partnership" with The United Methodist Church

Therefore:



Lutheran (EL C S*A) Ping!

* as of August 19, AD 2009, a liberal protestant SECT, not part of the holy, catholic and apostolic CHURCH.

Keep a Good Lent!

The August 19 date refers solely to the adoption of the gaysbian agenda, NOT to the “Full Communion” agreement.

22 posted on 03/25/2023 1:46:43 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: madison10

“If Cornerstone is allowing unrepentant sinners to receive Holy Communion, it is not rebelling against the world. It’s surrendering to it. Let me put it plainly: Cornerstone is not conservative.”

Above is from the article. Why did they even bother if they allow them to have the sacraments? I do not get it.


23 posted on 03/25/2023 1:49:49 PM PDT by madison10
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To: madison10

Methodists see Communion as a means of Grace.


24 posted on 03/25/2023 1:53:25 PM PDT by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: hinckley buzzard

Screwtape has been promoting.


25 posted on 03/25/2023 2:13:47 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Homosexuality is a symptom.

Lack of theology of sanctification and deficient Christology are the diseases.


26 posted on 03/25/2023 2:15:39 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Carriage Hill
The American Methodist Church is going to undergo a massive “schism” this Summer, and split from the international denomination...

Actually, the Methodist churches outside the U.S. and Europe were loudest at trying to reform the United Methodists to break away from the hedonism trend.

27 posted on 03/25/2023 2:18:39 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: AppyPappy

You have a point. I think the Methodist offshoots do, too. I do not think they would deny communion, but they would deny membership.


28 posted on 03/25/2023 2:22:26 PM PDT by madison10
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To: null and void

Lol. Yea. That was my thought too.

My UMC church in Kentucky is 4X that number


29 posted on 03/25/2023 2:24:36 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Dis-affiliation is a VERY BIG “thing” in the UMC!

UMC Churches all over Amererica are leaving.

Stay tuned!


30 posted on 03/25/2023 2:25:40 PM PDT by Taxman (SAVE AMERICA! VOTE REPUBLICAN IN 2023 AND 2024!)
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To: bert

If the dis-affiliation is approved by the Conference, the Church will ve able to keep its property.

If the Conference does not approve the dis-affiliation, the Church will probably sue to keep its property and, hopefully, win!


31 posted on 03/25/2023 2:27:42 PM PDT by Taxman (SAVE AMERICA! VOTE REPUBLICAN IN 2023 AND 2024!)
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To: CFW

Organized religion is a lot like organized crime.

Read your bible. Talk with God. Worship HIM (NOT her, it, them, we, etc.)

You’ll be a lot better off, in every way, than if you regularly attend an organized religion church.

Don’t be a religious zombie. Your pastor, minister, or priest is no closer to God than you are. Likely a lot farther away than you would think.

Are YOU a pedophile? Your religious leader might just be.


32 posted on 03/25/2023 2:29:04 PM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: faucetman

Unchurched Christians are basically members of a single member cult.


33 posted on 03/25/2023 2:30:53 PM PDT by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: Mark
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34 posted on 03/25/2023 2:35:33 PM PDT by cherry
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To: Taxman

“UMC Churches all over Amererica are leaving.”

The minister and liberal board members of the largest Methodist Church in my community would not permit a vote of the congregation. It is evident the congregation voted anyway by the empty pews.


35 posted on 03/25/2023 2:37:21 PM PDT by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on it.)
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To: rllngrk33

that’s all we can do...leave...which essentially is what I’ve done although I still consider myself a Catholic.


36 posted on 03/25/2023 2:37:22 PM PDT by cherry
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To: Dilbert San Diego
its more than homosexuality....its all of it...the pushing of black nationalism and the constant belittling of the white culture....its transgenderism, which does not exist..its the pandering to the global warming nazis...

our local Catholic charities director came out last year and stated that all white people are horrible racist....

they'll never see not as much as a can of beans from me....I demand an apology for stereotyping my family , my parents, my brothers and sister, etc....

37 posted on 03/25/2023 2:41:23 PM PDT by cherry
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To: Blue Collar Christian

From reading the article this church is good with the homo agenda except for gay marriage. So why gag on a gnat in this case?


38 posted on 03/25/2023 2:41:27 PM PDT by sarge83
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To: Dilbert San Diego
my thoughts are is that God still loves the sinners....

but the fascists are not happy with that acknowledgment....they want their perverse lifestyle blasted from the pulpit....

39 posted on 03/25/2023 2:43:37 PM PDT by cherry
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Within this calendar year a minimum of 50% of United Methodist churches will disassociate from the denomination. This is about the ordination of homosexuals and their marriages. The conflict, however, goes much deeper.
For many decades the administrative authority of the UMC has been secularized, dismissing the authority of scripture and the centrality of the Body of Christ. Membership has long languished in its enslavement by an episcopacy that has disregarded their concerns.


40 posted on 03/25/2023 2:43:42 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (End the Biden criminal spree now!)
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