Although the United Methodist Church still holds its traditional stance banning same-sex marriage and ordaining openly gay clergy, many conservatives chose to leave when a door was opened clearing the way for them to take church property with them. ➡️
First Methodist Church of Prattville and Orange Beach Methodist Church have voted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church, but leaders of the denomination in South Alabama are organizing efforts to start new churches in Prattville, Orange Beach and in other places where churches are disaffiliating.
The departure of those that have voted to disaffiliate in South Alabama and the Florida panhandle will be approved by the conference on May 7. Many of the breakaway churches have joined or plan to join the Global Methodist Church or join more conservative denominations where traditional Christian bans on same-sex marriage are not up for debate. Some plan to remain independent, while others plan to join the Free Methodist Church or the Foundry movement, a network of affiliated churches in the Methodist tradition.
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