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summer_in_TX

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17. I am pretty sure that many of you will look around and find that their leaving was a blessing.

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 08:45 PM

Oct 31

My United Methodist Church found that with the pandemic-forced delay in the final decision about "divorcing" over the issue of full inclusion of LGBTQ people in all aspects of our membership and worship, plus being closed to in-person worship for many months over the pandemic, caused a walk-put by many of the old guard. They were also part of a faction who were mad at our then-pastor for a variety of reasons. After we reopened and started looking around, we found all the impediments to full inclusion had taken themselves out. I miss some of them (not all left because of the LGBTQ stance of the church) but am relieved God moved the obstacle out of the way.

That doesn't mean we don't have some financial struggles. We are still rebuilding. But new folks who believe God's love is for everyone, no exceptions, have found us in the last year and a half.

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Our little episcopal church is being rocked by this election. [View all] drray23 Oct 31 OP

Good, I'm glad to hear the "Big Clean Out" has begun. Think. Again. Oct 31 #1

our church diocese( episcopa)l went through a split in 2007 AllaN01Bear Oct 31 #2

Sounds like your church SomedayKindaLove Oct 31 #3

Love thy neighbor wasn't conditional, like only if they're white. surfered Oct 31 #4

The Methodist church split over LGBT. surfered Oct 31 #5

do you even realize how ridiuclous that sounds Skittles Oct 31 #18

30% is about right across the board. live love laugh Oct 31 #6

yeah ok Skittles Oct 31 #7

Maybe there's other reasons people go to church Hieronymus Phact Oct 31 #8

nope Skittles Oct 31 #11

wow Hieronymus Phact Nov 2 #21

Chances are some people just didn't feel it needed any sort of discussion Warpy Oct 31 #9

We live in the middle of nowhere in a small town in the south. no megachurch there. drray23 Oct 31 #10

There will always be some sourpusses who only went there because it was closest Warpy Nov 1 #19

"Most likely the Klanners had departed .. Wednesdays Oct 31 #13

Your church wasn't rocked. People were rocked when confronted with the wickedness of their beliefs. usonian Oct 31 #12

Offending immorality is righteous! BaronChocula Oct 31 #14

Sounds like the 70% that aren't offended by condemning white supremacy will make a much nicer congregation. MLAA Oct 31 #15

The United Methodist Church went through this over the past few years. AverageOldGuy Oct 31 #16

I am pretty sure that many of you will look around and find that their leaving was a blessing. summer_in_TX Oct 31 #17

I'm so sorry wryter2000 Nov 1 #20

I know I'm a bit late in responding to this. Different Drummer Nov 23 #22