Christ Church and 161 other United Methodist churches OK’d to leave
More than 80% of the 840 UMC churches — and 87% of the members — in the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference have chosen to remain with the United Methodist Church.
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More than 80% of the 840 UMC churches — and 87% of the members — in the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference have chosen to remain with the United Methodist Church.
Within months, the congregation will vote on whether to affiliate with another Methodist group or be independent.
About 60 United Methodist churches in Tennessee and West Kentucky have recently disaffiliated and many are expected to join a more conservative offshoot of the denomination that does not recognize same-sex marriage or ordain gay/lesbian clergy.
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