The United Methodist Church is coming apart

The faith is divided over L.G.B.T.Q. policies.
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December 26, 2023

The United Methodist Church, America's second-largest Protestant denomination, is in the final stages of a slow-motion rupture that has so far seen the departure of a quarter of the nation's roughly 30,000 churches.

A white church on a clear day. In front of the church is a well-manicured lawn and small trees.

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