Is America starting to stand up? It is always a hope I have. One bit of positive movement I heard about was the departure of 5,000 congregations from the United Methodist Church. I saw it a few places and finally read it at Christian Post.
I has happened over the last two years. Evidently more would leave but some of the conferences are playing hard ball and telling them they can’t take their property with them. I don’t have much hope for denominations like the United Methodists but if the faithful in their midst will get moving they may have a chance to be part of the solution instead of supporting the problem.
A word on reporters and lack of reporting. One of the questions that came up was the total number of congregations in the UMC. The article did not say. Was 5,000 a significant number or a drop in the bucket? I did some searching and I think I came up with around 29,000 so the 5,000 that left was a large minority.
Good news. Maybe John Wesley can stop spinning in his grave.
homo unius libri
Monday, July 17, 2023
Opus 2023-197: Headlines: Splits Appearing in the Banana
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