Fifty-three congregations have left the United Methodist Church from its North Texas Conference, according to a recent report, amid a denomination-wide rift...
A coaster reads "Y'all Means All" on the desk of Jane Graner, senior pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church in Duncanville, on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.United Methodists have spent decades disagreeing on human sexuality. In 2019, the denomination gave churches special permission to leave and keep their properties if they cited “reasons of conscience” regarding human sexuality and left before the end of 2023.
Of its more than three dozen United Methodist congregations, Dallas only lost one. Most of the departures in the North Texas Conference were from places outside the Dallas area.Joy Ashford covers faith and religion in North Texas for The Dallas Morning News through a partnership with Report for America.. Joy Ashford covers faith and religion in North Texas for The Dallas Morning News through a partnership with Report for America.
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