107 Florida Methodist Churches to Leave the United Methodist Church, Join Conservative Alternative: 'We Are Not Leaving the UMC, the UMC Has Left Us'

Milton Quintanilla : May 10, 2022
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"After a decades-long rise of theological liberalism, the selective enforcement of our denominational laws, and a strong surge in the promotion of partisan politics, our churches long for the day of being able to unite with like-minded Christians who focus on sharing the Good News of Jesus and help people to be transformed by His salvation." -Jay Therrell, President of the WCA

[ChristianHeadlines.com] About 107 congregations in Florida have announced that they are leaving the United Methodist Church denomination for the newly launched Global Methodist Church (GMC), a theologically conservative alternative to the UMC. (Screengrab image: Facebook-Wesleyan Covenant Association /Christian Post)

In a post on Facebook, The Florida chapter of the Wesleyan Covenant Association (WCA-Florida) announced that "107 Florida Methodist churches have chosen to initiate the process to depart" the Florida Conference of the UMC. According to the WCA, the 107 congregations make up about 20 percent of the 560 United Methodist Churches in the Florida Conference... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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