A quarter of the United States' roughly 30,000 United Methodist churches have left the denomination, marking the country's largest denominational schism since the Civil War. The split, driven by issues of ordaining and marrying LGBTQ people, has led to the departure of more than 7,600 congregations, representing over 25% of U.S. churches. This exodus is the numerically largest church schism in U.S. history. The United Methodist Church now faces the challenge of rebuilding new institutions to avoid the mistakes that led to the demise of once paramount Mainline Protestantism in America.
More than 7,600 congregations across the U.S. have received approval to leave the United Methodist Church during the last four years, with the majority of those exits occurring this year. https://t.co/FFKT6153SW
In the last four years, more than 7,600 congregations across the U.S. have received approval to leave the United Methodist Church, according to a count by United Methodist News. Nearly three-quarters of those exits occurred this year. https://t.co/FFKT6153SW
Actually, my #UnitedMethodist denomination has lost > 30% of congregations since 2019 General Conference. We had 30,955 churches in 2018 https://t.co/EXFOpv50wj Then 7,659 disaffiliated https://t.co/OEaRKEihZO while another 1,731 closed https://t.co/8qa19txPNR @liamsadams
"I think when all is done in a couple of years, of the 13 million United Methodists that existed several years ago, there will only be maybe three and a half million left," he predicts. @SteveJordahlAFN @markdtooley @TheIRD #faith #christianity #culture https://t.co/o0BwgWVjZM
"7,660 churches, more than 25 percent of U.S. churches, have left the United Methodist Church. It’s numerically the largest church schism in U.S. history." @markdtooley @TheIRD https://t.co/uIQyO3rLd9
Exodus of U.S. congregations leaving United Methodism allowed by temporary church law now done w/at least 7,660 churches, more than 25% of U.S. churches, experts exited. It’s numerically largest church schism in U.S. history. https://t.co/Mh93euKmlg @markdtooley
United Methodism's split represents the demise of once paramount Mainline Protestantism in America. Now Methodists and other traditional Protestants must rebuild new institutions that avoid mistakes that sank old Mainline. @TheIRD https://t.co/qJgXIcbO1R
As the window closes on a temporary plan allowing disaffiliations, nearly 1 out of 4 of the United Methodist Church’s 30,000 congregations decided to split over issues of sexuality and authority. https://t.co/iXh5C35ZYP
Our Christmas issue of UM Action Briefing is now online: One-Quarter of United Methodist Churches Exit #umc https://t.co/WdSHKpNG70
“While there have been several notable church schisms in the 20th century, none involve more than 600 or 700 separating congregations. The United Methodist split is more than 10 times as large.” https://t.co/w4QDCNEwIp
“While there have been several notable church schisms in the 20th century, none involve more than 600 or 700 separating congregations. The UMC split is more than 10 times as large.” https://t.co/w4QDCNEwIp
A quarter of UMC churches in the US have disaffiliated in the country’s largest denominational schism since the Civil War: https://t.co/iXh5C35ZYP
A quarter of the U.S.'s roughly 30,000 United Methodist churches — which once dominated the country's religious landscape — have left the denomination, according to the church's news agency. At issue is the question of ordaining and marrying LGBTQ people. https://t.co/FrufN7HjxJ