[Religion News Service] It was the thing that was supposed to save the United Methodist Church. The Protocol of Reconciliation & Grace Through Separati
(RNS) Before United Methodists could vote on the widely endorsed plan, traditionalists went ahead and launched a new denomination and several representatives of centrist and progressive groups revoked their support.
A retired bishop of The United Methodist Church has announced that he is leaving the denomination for a conservative alternative that was launched on Sunday.
The United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops acknowledged the inevitable breakup of their denomination – a schism that will widen this weekend with the launch of a global movement led by theologically conservative Methodists.
A retired bishop of The United Methodist Church has announced that he is leaving the denomination for a conservative alternative that was launched on Sunday.