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Coverage dated November 18, 2023 to November 19, 2023

261 Georgia Churches To Leave United Methodist Church

Headline from Black Enterprise

In a continuation of the division in the Methodist denomination, 261 churches in Georgia have voted to leave the United Methodist Church.

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  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    261 Georgia congregations leave the United Methodist Church over a divide on LGBTQ issues (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church voted Saturday to accept the decision of 261 congregations to leave the denomination over a divide on LGBTQ issues. “I realize how sad this time is for many, including myself,” said Bishop Robin Dease, the leader of t…

  2. UPI

    North Georgia United Methodists approve departure of 261 congregations amid split over LGBTQ rights (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church on Saturday approved the departure of 261 congregations that chose to part ways with the denomination due to an ongoing disagreement over LGBTQ rights.

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    261 Georgia congregations leave the United Methodist Church over a divide on LGBTQ issues | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church voted Saturday to accept the decision of 261 congregations to

  4. Black Enterprise

    261 Georgia Churches To Leave United Methodist Church (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    In a continuation of the division in the Methodist denomination, 261 churches in Georgia have voted to leave the United Methodist Church.

  5. NBC News

    Methodist Church approves split of 261 Georgia congregations after LGBTQ+ divide (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The denomination forbids the marriage or ordination of “self-avowed, practicing homosexuals,” but some U.S. churches and clergy have defied the bans.

  6. Fox5 Atlanta

    Hundreds of Georgia congregations split from Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ divide (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    More than 250 congregations in Georgia are breaking from the Methodist Church after debates over same-sex marriages and the ordination of openly LGBTQ+ clergy.

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