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More Than 100 Florida Churches Fleeing UMC Over LGBTQ Issues

  • Lawsuit against a regional body of the United Methodist Church (UMC) seeks fair terms for leaving the denomination over LGBTQ issues.
  • The churches are frustrated with the annual conference’s violations of the Book of Discipline and refusal to honor the Traditional Plan as outlined in the 2019 General Conference.
  • The issue hit a high point when Kenneth Carter, Resident Bishop of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, refused to enforce actions against an openly lesbian bishop in St. Petersburg,
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