Those churches exited through a policy called disaffiliation, also known as UMC Book of Discipline paragraph 2553. That policy expired at the end of 2023 and the UMC General Conference ...

The United Methodist Church, after years of not enforcing prohibitions ... in places where former congregations disaffiliated. “Everyone wants to put disaffiliation behind them,” Holston said this ...

To The Reader’s Forum: Jeff Winton’s article “Disappointed with Disaffiliation” sadly misrepresents the true reason for several churches in Chautauqua County leaving the United Methodist Church. The ...

The United Methodist Church’s high court ruled this week ... The denomination’s Book of Discipline had a temporary disaffiliation clause that ended Dec. 31, 2023, that had allowed churches ...

Stoneking helped organize a 2016 letter in which 111 United ... 2019-2023 through a process known as disaffiliation. Many of ...