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The Wesleyan Covenant Association s Global Gathering event at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church in Marietta, Georgia in November 2018. Approximately 2,500 people attended. | Facebook/Wesleyan Covenant Association
A group of theologically conservative United Methodists has announced the creation of a new denomination once the United Methodist Church officially separates due to its long-standing debate over homosexuality.
The Wesleyan Covenant Association and the 17-member Transitional Leadership Council released a statement on Monday morning announcing the creation of the Global Methodist Church.
According to the statement, the theologically conservative denomination will not be officially launched until the UMC General Conference, scheduled for 2022, passes a separation measure known as the Protocol for Reconciliation and Grace through Separation.
Born Catholic, and Methodist-by-Proximity (i.e., the neighborhood church is Methodist), I ve always counted myself part true believer, part interested observer.
Usually I feel like the priest in the movie
Rudy, who declared that after decades of advanced religious study, he was only sure of two things: there is a God, and he s not Him.
I also happen to think that whites aren t getting out of their present mess without faith in God, for what that s worth.
Anyway, what I m observing now is the impending break-up of the United Methodist Church, which was at one point one of the largest Protestant denominations in America. Figures as diverse as Rush Limbaugh and Hillary Clinton called themselves Methodist.