'1 million United Methodists exit in 1 day'

By Mark Tooley - Posted at The Christian Post:

Published June 2, 2024

United Methodism’s largest overseas jurisdiction has voted to quit the denomination in response to the church’s divorcing sex from marriage at its governing General Conference earlier this month.

The United Methodist Church in the Ivory Coast voted on May 28 to exit the denomination. In 2022, this conference reportedly had over 1.2 million members. So, its departure means over one tenth of United Methodism has in one day left the denomination. Oddly, United Methodist News Service reported the vote very briefly in an emailed news digest but as of today has no article on its website. Perhaps it will post a fuller account later.

A European website, La Croix International, offers a fuller account:

“For reasons of conscience before God and His word, the supreme authority in matters of faith and life,” the annual conference of the United Methodist Church of Ivory Coast (EMUCI, Eglise Méthodiste Unie Côte d’Ivoire), gathered for an extraordinary session on May 28 in Abidjan, and decided “to leave the United Methodist Church denomination.”

Read more here. 

See also:

• Côte d’Ivoire Breaks From United Methodist Church – MinistryWatch
• Ivorian Methodists break from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ decisions - Catholic news – La Croix International (la-croix.com)
• Texas UMC Megachurch Will Not Host Same-Sex Weddings at Church-Owned Facilities – MinistryWatch