Miss. Church Votes to Leave UMC Over ‘Failure to Uphold Scripture,’ Abortion, Homosexuality, Resurrection, Christ’s Divinity
(Worthy News) – Church members at First United Methodist Church of Louisville, Mississippi have overwhelmingly voted to withdraw the congregation’s membership from the UMC denomination, citing a number of issues including homosexuality and abortion as the reasons.
Members of the over 180-year-old congregation held a “membership affirmation” vote this past Sunday to determine whether they wished to remain affiliated with UMC. In a 175-6 vote, the congregation expressed its desire to remove the church from the denomination. [ Source: Christian Post (Read More…) ]
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