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Number of UMC elders under 35 reaches record low: report

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Number of UMC elders under 35 reaches record low: report

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Thursday, October 10, 2024 During the opening worship service of the United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 23, 2024, five United Methodist bishops from around the world celebrate communion with participants. | Paul Jeffrey, UM News The United Methodist Church has a record low number … Read more

Woman defrocked from UMC over same-sex relationship reinstated   

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Woman defrocked from UMC over same-sex relationship reinstated   

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Thursday, May 23, 2024 The United Methodist Church Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference gathering for its annual conference meeting on May 21, 2024. | Screengrab: YouTube/EPAUMC A former United Methodist Church pastor who was defrocked about 20 years ago for being in a same-sex romantic relationship has been reinstated by … Read more