May 1 Official beginning of the Global Methodist Church - the conservatives

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This was announced this morning in our worship service. The Global Methodists are the breakaway faction which is far more conservative than the UMC and has raised so much ruckus which resulted in "branding" the UMC as intolerant. The majority of these churches are in Africa and the Philippines with the next largest portion in the US.

https://news.yahoo.com/united-methodist-bishops-acknowledge-breakup-205841360.html

For a time it appeared the conservative group was "soiling the nest" in an attempt to make the progressive part of the denomination break away. I am glad they are leaving us; after all they started it.

What is expected next is a slow ripple effect of UMC congregations moving the the Global. (I expect a wave of membership transfers to occur first, followed by congregational moves. ) Our church should expect a number of membership transfers from more conservative congregations, for example. We also expect to lose some members.