![]() ![]() The Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville announced that, rather than formally split, it will split into three different churchesīishop Laura Merrill shared, “Today was a difficult day for the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church, but I am grateful for the grace that Conference members extended to each other and to me as we accomplished our work.” ![]() The 67 churches are part of a larger schism within other mainline Protestant denominations, ostensibly over the propriety of same-sex marriage and the ordination of LGBTQ clergy, though in reality, over a broader array of cultural touchpoints involving sexuality, gender and religious pluralism ![]() None of the churches were in northwest Arkansas. A total 67 congregations have chosen to disaffiliate themselves with the Arkansas United Methodist church. ![]()
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