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95 Louisiana churches could leave United Methodist denomination this weekend

Por: The Advocate Crime May 26, 2023

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Nearly 100 more Louisiana  could this weekend. Leading members of the church's Louisiana Conference will vote in Baton Rouge on Saturday morning whether to approve the exits of 95 churches across the state that intend to leave the world's largest mainline Protestant denomination. If all are approved, nearly 40 percent of Louisiana churches will have left the Methodist body over the past few years.  , bishop of the United Methodist... + full article



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