Michigan United Methodists to hold special session for Protocol plan to separate over LGBT debate
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(Worthy News) – The Michigan Annual Conference for the United Methodist Church will hold a special session to determine whether to support a highly publicized plan to separate the denomination over LGBT issues.
Last month, UMC leaders and activists of diverse theological views announced their support for a measure called the “Protocol of Reconciliation and Grace through Separation,” which among other things would allocate $25 million for theologically conservative Methodists who adhere to biblical standards of marriage and sexuality to vote to leave the UMC and create their own denomination. [ Source: Christian Post (Read More…) ]
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