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Conservative alternative to UMC now has over 7,000 member congregations

A theologically conservative denomination founded as an alternative to the United Methodist Church now has more than 7,000 member congregations, months after surpassing 6,000. #GlobalMethodistChurch #UnitedMethodistChurch #LGBT #churches #evangelism #growth

Source: https://www.christianpost.com/news/global-methodist-church-passes-7k-member-congregations.html

#Faith #ChristianNews #Bible

#UnitedMethodists will again #debate #LGBTQ #clergy and #supporting #samesexmarriage.

The departure of the most #hateful #congregations and #clergy from the #UnitedMethodistChurch to the #GlobalMethodistChurch means there's a better chance than before that the #rules around #samesexmarriage and #LGBTQ #clergy could change.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Spirituality #Religion #Progress

https://www.wfae.org/race-equity/2024-04-23/united-methodists-will-again-debate-lgbtq-clergy-and-same-sex-weddings

#MethodistChurch #approves #split of 261 #Georgia #congregations after #LGBTQ+ #divide.

#Conservatives have launched a #antiLGBTQ #GlobalMethodistChurch. So far 7,286 #congregations, many in the #South and #Midwest, have received #approval to #disaffiliate from the #denomination since 2019.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/methodist-church-oks-split-261-georgia-congregations-lgbtq-divide-rcna125930

As #UnitedMethodist #church #splits, local #churches welcome #likeminded #congregants

- If your church becomes part of the #GlobalMethodistChurch, it practices #unchristian #hate and does not #affirm #trans or #lgbtq people.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://randolphrecord.com/as-united-methodist-church-splits-local-churches-welcome-like-minded-congregants/

Another 132 #North #Alabama #UnitedMethodistchurches #disaffiliate: #Trussville, #Helena, #Gardendale.

If your church identifies its self as part of the #GlobalMethodistChurch, they actively oppose LGBTQ People's rights and it is time to #EmptyThePews.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #Alabama #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews
https://www.al.com/news/2023/05/another-132-north-alabama-united-methodist-churches-disaffiliate-trussville-helena-gardendale.html

Close to 200 #Homophobic #NorthCarolina #churches will ask to leave the #UnitedMethodistChurch over #GayRights #issues.

— if your church renames to the #GlobalMethodistChurch
it is explicitly homophobic.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #NorthCarolina #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.qcnews.com/news/religion/close-to-200-north-carolina-churches-will-ask-to-leave-the-united-methodist-church-over-gay-rights-issues/

- So if your church changes its name to #GlobalMethodistChurch, it's time to #Emptythepews, because they are hateful bigots.

Another piece in my series, "New Art for the #GlobalMethodistChurch" - "Christ Prays His Followers will Split again into Yet another Denomination

Irony warning, parody warning, religious and spiritual abuse trigger warnings apply.

You may know that the #GlobalMethodistChurch is founded on the principle of excluding #LGBT people from ministry or marriage.

When they finally open for business, they'll need some new art for their walls ... so I've been creating works suitable for #GMC churches to hang, including this one:

(Original art by me, tweaked from an image I fabricated with #midjourney.) May trigger those who have suffered spiritual abuse.