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SC Methodist churches thought they had time to decide to stay or go. The door slammed shut
But in the past year, worshipers at Ebenezer began discussing if it might be in the church’s best interests to leave the United Methodist conference. Over the years, the congregation has shrunk ...
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SMU’s bid to split from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ rights heads to Texas Supreme Court
Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and clergy in 2019.
SMU challenges United Methodist Church's control of university in Texas Supreme Court
The case stems from a lawsuit the United Methodist Church’s South Central Jurisdictional Conference, which runs the church’s ...