The Dakotas Conference of the UMC utilized ¶2549 to release a more conservative megachurch at a special called conference despite a ruling from the UMC's Judicial Council that said conferences canNOT utilize this provision to facilitate disaffiliations.

In this segment, I read through the conference resolution as part of a larger article that explains the rationale of the conference. I speak a bit to how this is probably an unsustainable interpretation, as it opens the door to any number of other churches that might have differences in doctrine with the UMC. We also talk about the role that money played in all this...

Source Article - “DAKOTAS CONFERENCE VOTES TO CLOSE EMBRACE CHURCH AS A UNITED METHODIST CONGREGATION” by Rebecca G. Trefz - [ Ссылка ]

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