DALLAS The regional governing bodies of the United Methodist Church are called annual conferences. They typically meet once a year to conduct church business. But two of those Texas conferences will meet this weekend in special sessions to approve the withdrawal of potentially hundreds of churches from the UMC.
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After years-long disagreements within the United Methodist Church over same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy, the breakaway Global Methodist Church officially formed this month. Now Texas congregations can decide whether they follow.