249 North Carolina Churches Vote to Leave UMC over Homosexuality Debate

By Milton Quintanilla - Posted at Christian Headlines:

Published November 23, 2022

Over 200 congregations in North Carolina have announced their departure from the United Methodist Church over the denomination's ongoing debate over homosexuality.

On Saturday, during a special session of the UMC North Carolina Conference, delegates voted 957-165 in favor of the disaffiliation of 249 churches from the mainline denomination.

The number of departing congregations represents about 32 percent of the regional body's churches and about 22 percent of its membership, The North Carolina Conference reports.

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