disaffiliation
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GwenWisconsin Congregations Move Forward as United Methodist Disaffiliation Window Closes
Wisconsin is home to nearly 400 member congregations of the United Methodist Church, and more than 40 of them have left the denomination. The departures came during a...
Florida Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by United Methodist Churches Seeking to Leave Conference
More than 100 United Methodist churches in Florida filed a lawsuit on July 14, 2022, in Bradford County against the Florida Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church....
Methodist Church of Simpsonville and nine other South Carolina congregations ask state Supreme Court to let them leave United Methodist conference and keep their property
Several South Carolina churches have taken their parent denomination to the S.C. Supreme Court, seeking to leave its jurisdiction while keeping their church property. The lawsuit was filed...
Dallas Megachurch Disaffiliates from United Methodist Church Without Congregational Vote
St. Andrew United Methodist Church of Plano, Texas, has announced its decision to leave The United Methodist Church without following the denomination’s formal disaffiliation process. The second largest...
UMC Congregation Sues to Reopen After Being Forcibly Closed Before Disaffiliation Vote
Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church of Wilmington, North Carolina, has filed a lawsuit to reopen its doors after being forcibly closed by the UMC North Carolina Conference. The...
Months after schism, United Methodist churches in Western Pennsylvania reexamine their future
Like many Methodist pastors, he leads not just the Hill Top congregation in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood but a charge of churches including Spencer and Fairhaven. Each building is...
Wesleyan Investment Foundation Offers Low-Interest Loans to Churches Disaffiliating from United Methodist Church
Churches seeking to disaffiliate from the United Methodist denomination may now have access to low-interest loans through the Wesleyan Investment Foundation. This nonprofit corporation, based in Indiana, operates...
PA Presbyterian Church Officially Disaffiliates from EPC After 16 Months of Legal Dispute
After 16 months of legal and procedural challenges, Beverly Heights Presbyterian Church in western Pennsylvania has officially disaffiliated from the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC). The church initiated its...
Texas Congregation Sues Presbyterian Church (USA) to Retain Property After Disaffiliation Over Homosexuality Stance
Windwood Presbyterian Church of Houston, Texas, has initiated a legal battle to retain its property after disaffiliating from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) over the denomination’s stance on homosexuality....
