Stay or go? Thousands of United Methodist congregations have been voting on whether to stay or quit one of the nation’s largest denominations amid intractable debates over theology and the role of LGBTQ+ people.
The Rev. Bill Farmer preaches to his congregation at the Grace Methodist Church Sunday, May 14, 2023, in Homosassa Springs, Fla. Farmer came out of retirement to serve as the church's pastor. The group's previous congregation “was a good church,” Farmer said, and he wished it well. But “my struggle was with the United Methodist structure, what’s going on with the United States, particularly.
" The Rev. Bill Farmer preaches to his congregation at the Grace Methodist Church Sunday, May 14, 2023, in Homosassa Springs, Fla. Farmer came out of retirement to serve as the church's pastor. The group's previous congregation “was a good church,” Farmer said, and he wished it well. But “my struggle was with the United Methodist structure, what’s going on with the United States, particularly.
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