249 North Carolina churches leave UMC amid homosexuality schism

At a special session held last weekend, The United Methodist Church's North Carolina Conference approved the disaffiliation votes of 249 congregations, representing 32% of the regional body's member churches and about 22% of its membership. The vote comes amid a schism over the Protestant denomination's official stance on homosexuality.

249 North Carolina churches leave UMC amid homosexuality schism
At a special session held last weekend, The United Methodist Church's North Carolina Conference approved the disaffiliation votes of 249 congregations, representing 32% of the regional body's member churches and about 22% of its membership. The vote comes amid a schism over the Protestant denomination's official stance on homosexuality.