Last week, the United Methodist Church lost more than one million members in one fell swoop.
The United Methodist Church has banned LGBT clergy and Repeal the ban on same-sex marriageUnited Methodist Church of Côte d’Ivoire Voted He will leave UMC on May 28th.
“This is not an emotional issue, but an issue of immutable truth: homosexuality is clearly a sin.”
Methodists in West Africa Had made The decision to leave the UMC was for “conscientious reasons before God and His Word, the highest authority in faith and life.” According to EMUCI, the UMC’s decision to embrace LGBT culture and same-sex marriage “departs from the Bible.” Therefore, the UMC church is a “sacrificial” church.[ing] Respecting the LGBTQ community means honoring it and being true to it.”
Bishop Benjamin Boni said in a statement Said The UMC is “currently based on socio-cultural and contextual values that have undermined the integrity of its doctrine and discipline.”
This is a significant development for the UMC. Losing over 1 million members.
More importantly, conservative/traditional Methodism is growing in Côte d’Ivoire, while the UMC in the US has been in decline for many years, especially since the denomination began to embrace liberalism.
Ministry Watch explanation:
With 900 churches and 100 preaching stations, the church is growing at 7-8% per year. Its demographics reflect the country’s overall demographics: 60% under 35 and the majority female. In addition to its religious mission, the church runs schools and hospitals and engages in community development.
The Ivory Coast Conference was accepted as a provisional member of the denomination at its General Conference in 2004 and formally joined in 2008. The conference quickly became one of the denomination’s largest conferences, with over one million members according to the latest reports.
EMUCI is not the first Methodist group to break away from the UMC.
Over the past few years, thousands of UMC churches in the United States have left the UMC to join the Global Methodist Church or remain independent, breaking away from the denomination’s liberal leanings.
The Korean Methodist Church boasts approximately 1.5 million members. It may disappear soon UMC’s.
“Homosexuality will not be accepted until the Lord returns. This is not an emotional issue, but an issue of immutable truth. Homosexuality is clearly a sin,” the conservative Korean Methodist Church Union said last month. “This is an issue that concerns the sanctity of life, and the church must teach it correctly and without compromise.”
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