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Multiple theologically progressive congregations in the United Methodist Church are in the process of leaving the mainline Protestant denomination due to its stance on LGBT issues.
Historic Houston church leaves United Methodist Church over LGBTQ stance
Jan Lawrence, executive director of Reconciling Ministries, said she believes that the longer the denomination’s General Conference is delayed, the more churches will leave.
Bering Church in Houston. Image courtesy of Google Maps
April 29, 2021
(RNS) The Rev. Diane McGehee described Bering Church as “deeply Methodist.”
Even so, the Houston church voted earlier this month to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church, one of the largest Protestant denominations in the United States.
With the denomination gridlocked over the inclusion of LGBTQ people, who make up a significant part of Bering’s congregation, McGehee said, “It’s time to stop the harm.”
HopeGateWay, a congregation in Portland, Maine, that voted in 2021 to leave the United Methodist Church due to the mainline Protestant denomination s stance on LGBT issues. | Sara Ewing-Merrill
Multiple theologically progressive congregations in the United Methodist Church are in the process of leaving the mainline Protestant denomination due to its stance on LGBT issues.
For decades, the UMC has debated whether to change its biblically-based position on homosexuality, labeling it as sinful, its ban on the ordination of noncelibate homosexuals, and defining marriage as only being between one man and one woman.
Although many expect a large number of conservative congregations to eventually leave the UMC because of the debate and form their own denomination, in recent months, some liberal congregations have already decided to exit.
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