With some congregations considering leaving The United Methodist Church or just wondering about its future, Ask The UMC offers a series of questions and answers to help clear up some common misperceptions or misinformation around disaffiliation. Our ruling with respect to the disaffiliation of a local church in JCD 1377 is modified. "What that means is that we will. 5 million worldwide face an impending deadline on. Graphic by Laurens Glass, United Methodist Communications. In the middle of the storm circling The United Methodist Church are the pastors, trying to keep their parishioners&x27; eyes fixed on Jesus despite the tug of wind and waves. This deadline represents something of a gamble for many churches wishing to disaffiliate. Citing the spread of "misleading. About the North Carolina Conference. At that time, the full members of Bellview. 2019 decision to strengthen its ban. No time demand ever outraces the need to define yourself before God. Mission and Ministry Promoting Health & Wholeness. Thomas Bickerton, president of the United Methodist Council of Bishops, said he. Collierville United Methodist Church went through a six-month period of prayer and discernment prior to authorizing a vote on disaffiliation, according to a statement from church officials. We are deeply grieved by this, as we seek to be a church united in love and in mission. 4 reduction from the number of U. The congregations of First United Methodist Church of Oklahoma City, 131 NW 4, and United Methodist Church of the Servant, 14343 N MacArthur, have each filed lawsuits against the Oklahoma United Methodist Conference. Even churches that are already set to have disaffiliation votes in time for a November exit would. AFRICAN UMC BISHOPS MAKE DISAFFILIATION STATEMENT. The leadership of Mt. At least one will be a clergy elder of the church. In order for us to dispel rumors and to correct misinformation, your superintendents and I are preparing resources that will provide clarity for the process moving forward should your congregation be discerning separation or disaffiliation from the United Methodist Church. However, whether a disaffiliation vote succeeds or fails, the emotional toll on United Methodists is "terrible," Carter said. Be it further resolved that the Western Jurisdiction asks all who intend to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church to recuse themselves from leadership roles. Last Saturday, the UMC Arkansas Conference held a seven-hour special session at the Hot. Words or actions by Local Church clergy or laity that seek to undermine the mission and. Collierville United Methodist Church went through a six-month period of prayer and discernment prior to authorizing a vote on disaffiliation, according to a statement from church officials. As a result, our governing North Georgia Conference does not have confidence in the validity. In Oklahoma, formal disaffiliation will go into effect 14 days after the Oct. A Resource From Bishop Carter About Misinformation in The UMC August 3, 2022 A message from Bishop Carter "There is misinformation about what the ongoing and future United Methodist Church believes. The process of disaffiliation requires a gathering of members to vote, and all the youth in your church who have gone through confirmation have a voice and vote in that meeting. The Kentucky Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church 7400 Floydsburg Rd Crestwood, KY 40014 (502) 425-3884 or (800) 530-7236 Fax (502) 426-5181. The reality is that our division has been a long time coming. March 30, 2023. She discusses. At the Annual Conference of the Wisconsin Conference of The United Methodist Church, held June 9-11, 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, over 90 of voting delegates approved 43 churches to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church. Others blamed the UMC&x27;s changing membership and growing division within the denomination. Vicki Hyatt. The Arkansas Conference has seen considerable and heated conflict over disaffiliation, with. View, download, or print resources related to disaffiliating from the UMC and the Minnesota Conference. This deadline represents something of a gamble for many churches wishing to disaffiliate. An East Texas online journal called The Liberty Vindicator documented disaffiliation votes in Hardin and Dayton, suburbs between Houston on the west and Beaumont on the east in the Texas Annual Conference. Delegates ratified the disaffiliation requests for a second round of churches, this time 55, on April 21 at United Methodist Church of the Servant, 14343 N MacArthur. Asbury Church to Disaffiliate with United Methodist Church Due to Disagreement on LGBTQ Inclusion; Native American Church of North Americas Leaders Urge Department of Interior, Agriculture and Justice to Protect Peyote Habitat; Another 41 Texas Churches Leave The United Methodist Church Following Stance on Homosexuality. 31 to cut ties, and many have already made known their desire to leave. 249 churches left the North Carolina conference in 2022 and another 59 voted to leave earlier this month, all through the formal disaffiliation process outlined by the UMC. The Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference of the UMC, the regional authority for Middle and West Tennessee churches, has lost 222 congregations to disaffiliation and more are expected. The North Georgia Conference of the UMC is shutting down the efforts of approximately 200 conservative churches to disassociate from the liberal denomination. If you have more information on disaffiliation, the Global Methodist Church or the United Methodist Church in Mississippi, Ross Reily can be reached by email at rreilygannett. Ask The UMC, a ministry of United Methodist Communications, has published a series of articles to correct misinformation related to disaffiliation and the future of the church. A Florida judge has granted a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by churches seeking to leave The United Methodist Church without the costs associated with disaffiliation. Members of the annual conference of the state United Methodist Church will vote tomorrow on whether to ratify the disaffiliation of 67 more congregations from the church as part of a split between. Arguments and Counter-Arguments for Disaffiliation. According to a statement emailed to The Christian Post by a conference spokesperson, the regional body "releases these churches. The time to move is running out to exit under P. Many UMC general agencies are based in Nashville. The leadership of Mt. How You Can Continue in The UMC if Your Church Is Leaving Disaffiliation Process & Information Information about the withdrawal process for clergy and. Path Forward Update - February 12, 2023. The United Methodist News Service has documented several additional lawsuits that churches have brought against their annual conferences over disaffiliation. The regional body is alleging the spread of defamatory misinformation about the UMC and its disaffiliation procedure. 3 margin to leave The United Methodist Church. Confession of Faith, Article II "We believe in Jesus Christ, truly God and truly man, in whom the divine and human natures are perfectly and inseparably united. Michael Cheatham is pastor at Zoar United Methodist Church in Greer. 1 of 5. both have published indepepdent rebuttals to misinformation spread about the UMC in disaffiliation campaigns at their local churches. With some congregations considering leaving The United Methodist Church or just wondering about its future, Ask The UMC offers a series of questions and answers to help clear up some common misperceptions or misinformation around disaffiliation. The UMC Western Pennsylvania Conference voted to ratify the disaffiliation votes of 298 congregations at a special session held in Erie on Wednesday. Discernment and Congregational Vote Two Guides, appointed by the Cabinet and the Connectional Table, will work with a Congregation to explore disaffiliation. It&x27;s a hard process for many to decide whether to stay or leave The United Methodist Church, and even harder not to hurt others while doing it. While the number includes all churches that have disaffiliated from the UMC since 2019, more than 1,800 came in 2022 and more than 4,000 in 2023. More than 180 United Methodist churches in Georgia who want to leave the denomination with their church property, have filed a lawsuit against the North Georgia Conference and its leaders who made the decision late last year to temporarily suspend the denomination&x27;s disaffiliation process due to what they called "defamatory" misinformation. 3 of conference delegates voting in favor. stating that the answer to misinformation was the communication of. The UMC Western Pennsylvania Conference voted to ratify the disaffiliation votes of 298 congregations at a special session held in Erie on Wednesday. Known as the Global Methodist Church, it was the product of the 17-member Transitional Leadership Council, a group of theologically conservative. Traditional Methodist Lay Leadership Group. A Cobb Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that nearly 200 congregations in the United Methodist Church&x27;s North Georgia Conference can proceed with disaffiliation votes. 31 to cut ties, and many have already made known their desire to leave. The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist. Even churches that are already set to have disaffiliation votes in time for a November exit would. They include three by congregations in Missouri and one recently dismissed in Wisconsin. Our role at Ask The UMC is to provide accurate official information about The United Methodist Church. disaffiliation did not meet the 23rds requirement and thus the church remains in connection with The UMC. Powered by WordPress. Timothy has voted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church by a 92 majority. Alaqua United Methodist Church. It&x27;s a time of change and transition in The United Methodist Church, for some more than others. Most churches wanting to leave the United Methodist Church work through the denomination&x27;s official disaffiliation plan, which gives them until Dec. Ask The UMC is a service of United Methodist Communications. Disaffiliation Votes Hold Special Risks for Rural Churches, United Methodist Pastors Say. See information below about each session. Getty Images. STATEMENT FROM STAY UMC. With some congregations considering leaving The United Methodist Church or just wondering about its future, Ask The UMC offers a series of questions and answers to. One leader said the provision, known as Paragraph 2553, was created with LGBTQ. That pastor died in July but had left a recording urging disaffiliation. An attorney has defended the actions of a group of congregations in North Carolina who recently sued The United Methodist Church over issues they have with the denominations disaffiliation process. First UMC in Shreveport, La. At least one will be a clergy elder of the church. UMC Concerns page. The United Methodist Church in North Carolina is divided into Eastern and Western Conferences that are separated along county lines on a north-south axis from the Virginia border to South Carolina. Gzel Cilt Haina y San Cristbal, Bajos De Haina, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic. The costs to disaffiliate under par. No entity of The United Methodist Church is asking any congregation to disaffiliate or even consider disaffiliation. Disaffiliation Process. The churches had completed all previously required steps in the disaffiliation process, including payment of fees. (RNS) A regional body of the United Methodist Church in Georgia will temporarily block member churches from leaving the denomination, citing the spread of "defamatory" misinformation about the United Methodist Church and its disaffiliation procedure. With some congregations considering leaving The United Methodist Church or just wondering about its future, Ask The UMC offers a series of questions and answers to help clear up some common misperceptions or misinformation around disaffiliation. Each church that has joined is under the same requirement. 5 million members in 136 countries and about 7 million in the U. Disaffiliation Now what March 27, 2023. There are particular rubber-meets-the-road realities that United. Rob Renfroe (from 9000 member church in Texas) explains the UMC divide and why we need to. To date, 6,240 U. A UM News tally shows that, after the Nov. The United Methodist News Service httpwww. Finally, the Global Methodist Church launched on May 1, 2022. in 2019, but only 2 of exiting churches. Even churches that are already set to have disaffiliation votes in time for a November exit would. That started our discernment process. and misinformation about disaffiliation and The United. United Methodist News ServiceKathleen Barry An Oklahoma congregation seeking to leave the United Methodist Church through a disaffiliation process is temporarily disallowed from holding another vote on the matter. We have significant concerns about this misinformation and are well aware that it has the potential to do irreparable harm, the announcement reads. Page Updated December 28, 2022. At least one will be a clergy elder of the church. No time demand ever outraces the need to define yourself before God. The lawsuit filed by 186 churches late March 30 in Cobb County Superior Court in Marietta, Georgia involves. Stay UMC Jonesboro is a group of First United Methodist of Jonesboro members who strongly opposed disaffiliation and created a website and used social media to argue that the process leading to the church&x27;s vote had included misinformation and otherwise been unfair. The deadline for disaffiliations under par. The regional body is alleging the spread of defamatory misinformation about the UMC and its disaffiliation procedure. The new process is distinct from the disaffiliation pathway created when the 2019 General Conference added Paragraph 2553 to The UMC Book of Discipline. Tolletts Chapel UMC, Cumberland County June 17, 2022. North Georgia Conference to Pause Disaffiliation Process (pasted from NGUMC. The New Buzzword Misinformation. While dissension around how LGBTQA individuals are received and how they can participate in the whole ministry of The United Methodist Church has brewed for decades, the idea of disaffiliation has jumped to the forefront since the launch of The Global Methodist Church in May 2022. Both will be trained in leading the process. The New Buzzword Misinformation. 3 at First Methodist Houston West. The United Methodist Church&x27;s top court released six decisions Feb. Included in the 186 Georgia churches looking to disaffiliate are 15 Augusta-area churches Barton. Graphic by Laurens Glass, United Methodist Communications. The regional body is alleging the spread of defamatory misinformation about the UMC and its disaffiliation procedure. United Methodist congregations in 2019 when the disaffiliation policy. Some of this misinformation is being shared in local churches. 9122 - 91522 Nomination Team calls for a new Disaffiliation Discernment Team to help the church become educated of two choices of. United Methodist churches have left. What is disaffiliation from The United Methodist Church (UMC) Disaffiliation is a process whereby a United Methodist Church can separate from The United Methodist Denomination while keeping its property and assets. UMC Bishop Mike Lowry has stated that, effective on that date, he withdrew from the UMC Council of Bishops to unite to the Global Methodist Church. Disaffiliation Information. The UMC North Georgia Conference says the misinformation has come in the form of printed. 27, 2023, reported that the congregational vote tally was 871 to 12. Three Texas-based conferences of the United Methodist Church are mulling the possibility of merging into one following the departure of 300 congregations from the regional bodies. Your job, as a caring leader, is not to tell them how to vote. David P. The North Georgia Conference recently announced that it has paused all requests by local churches for disaffiliation. This is the fifth installment in a series aimed at clearing up misperceptions and. Gushee is a Baptist and a much-published Christian ethicist, as well as past president of the American Academy of Religion and Society of Christian Ethics. Since 2020, there have been about 130 congregations who have sought disaffiliation from the UMC out of approximately 31,000 UMC congregations. At that meeting, the conference approved disaffiliation votes from 35 other. Graphic by Laurens Glass, United Methodist Communications. Frazer left the United Methodist Church last year and joined the Free Methodist Church, a more. (RNS) Thirty-one United Methodist churches in western North Carolina are demanding they be allowed to leave the United Methodist Church and have hired a Florida legal firm. and misinformation about disaffiliation and The United. 413 PM. At a special called session of the UMC North Carolina Conference Saturday, delegates voted 957-165 to approve the disaffiliation votes of 249 congregations seeking to leave the denomination. 18, 2022. 858 ballots were submitted. A message from Bishop Carter "There is misinformation about what the ongoing and future United Methodist Church believes. and some of those are trying to scare United Methodists with misinformation. He is a member of the United Methodist Commission on Communication, which oversees United Methodist Communications, the parent agency of UM News. As a connectional church,. accepted misinformation about his UMC loyalty and beliefs. Our Western North Carolina Annual. The congregations of First United Methodist Church of Oklahoma City, 131 NW 4, and United Methodist Church of the Servant, 14343 N MacArthur, have each filed lawsuits against the Oklahoma United Methodist Conference. Many lay people have expressed concern and frustration due to feeling as if their church is being actively led to leave The UMC - perhaps by members within the church, perhaps by the pastor with no measured discussion as to why. Declare mutual recognition of Christ in the other as individuals as well as constituted churches and look for the fruit of Gods Spirit in the ministry and mission. As such, all parties are expected to help avoid the spread of misinformation and harm. Both will be trained in leading the process. While some are ongoing, the last month has seen two lawsuits dismissed. (RNS) A regional body of the United Methodist Church in Georgia will temporarily block member churches from leaving the denomination, citing the spread of defamatory misinformation about. It is vital that committed United Methodists make their voices heard if their congregation is considering disaffiliation. both have published indepepdent rebuttals to misinformation spread about the UMC in disaffiliation campaigns at their local churches. With some congregations considering leaving The United Methodist Church or just wondering about its future, Ask The UMC offers a series of questions and answers to help clear up some common misperceptions or misinformation around disaffiliation. The Kentucky Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church 7400 Floydsburg Rd Crestwood, KY 40014 (502) 425-3884 or (800) 530-7236 Fax (502) 426-5181. Western Pennsylvania Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi, who presided over the special session, thanked the regional body&x27;s Board of Trustees for their work overseeing the process, noting that it was. Wow that quote is verbatim from my own church's disaffiliation informational materials. A total of 186 member churches of the North Georgia Conference filed a lawsuit in. The Rev. However, whether a disaffiliation vote succeeds or fails, the emotional toll on United Methodists is "terrible," Carter said. In 2019, the Judicial Council upheld Paragraph. 249 churches left the North Carolina conference in 2022 and another 59 voted to leave earlier this month, all through the formal disaffiliation process outlined by the UMC. By Jessica Brodie. Gzel Cilt Haina y San Cristbal, Bajos De Haina, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic. Mobilize people to attend the . RELATED UMC&x27;s North Georgia Conference blocks church departures Those provisions end on Dec. A local church must be given a second chance to determine its future with the United Methodist Church, a judge said on Monday. Letter from Way Forward Committee to Sixes UMC - 32223. An East Texas online journal called The Liberty Vindicator documented disaffiliation votes in Hardin and Dayton, suburbs between Houston on the west and Beaumont on the east in the Texas Annual Conference. This is a violation of the 9th Commandment. 2 million-member Southern Baptist Convention. A couple of days before the ruling, Arkansas Bishop Laura Merrill announced her decision to appoint the Rev. In fact, Cobb County Superior Court Judge J. lenovo m710q bios key, meg turney nudes
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However, those churches are racing against the clock because the policy allowing disaffiliations will sunset at the end. The congregations of First United Methodist Church of Oklahoma City, 131 NW 4, and United Methodist Church of the Servant, 14343 N MacArthur, have each filed lawsuits against the Oklahoma United Methodist Conference. Some of this misinformation is being shared in local churches. While some are ongoing, the last month has seen two lawsuits dismissed. discerning a way forward. Constitution that civil courts do not have a role to play in church doctrine. Instead, some individual churches choose to disaffiliate under the provision of Paragraph 2553 in the Book of Discipline, which provides for a disaffiliation process if the church cannot remain due to its difference of opinion (reasons of conscience) relating to sexuality. As a result of the misleading, defamatory, and false statements and materials shared with local church members, leaders of the United Methodist regional. Mission and Ministry Promoting Health & Wholeness. This is why disaffiliation is the best option for traditionalists in general, and the UMC in Africa in particular. A worship service at First United Methodist Church of Jonesboro, Arkansas, on Sunday, Dec. As the Editor and Founder of United Methodist Insight, I can genuinely say that UMC disaffiliation has been the most challenging topic on which to write, report and edit of my 50-year career as a journalist. 7 were in favor of disaffiliating from the United Methodist Church. The result has been a messy disaffiliation process in some conferences. Asbury Church to Disaffiliate with United Methodist Church Due to Disagreement on LGBTQ Inclusion; Native American Church of North Americas Leaders Urge Department of Interior, Agriculture and Justice to Protect Peyote Habitat; Another 41 Texas Churches Leave The United Methodist Church Following Stance on Homosexuality. The "Statement from Africa Colleges of Bishops" was issued via the UMC&x27;s Council of Bishops after a four-day meeting at United Methodist-founded Africa. Disaffiliation Process and Information. has mounted a campaign to provide church members with information about disaffiliation that he thinks they may not be getting. United Methodist congregations are free to pursue disaffiliation. 3 million members. regarding the changes, plus to address misinformation that is circulating. In Oklahoma, formal disaffiliation will go into effect 14 days after the Oct. com) 1,403. (RNS) A regional body of the United Methodist Church in Georgia will temporarily block member churches from leaving the denomination, citing the spread of "defamatory" misinformation about the United Methodist Church and its disaffiliation procedure. The conference had paused disaffiliation votes in the wake of what it called defamatory misinformation. North Georgia hold. In this video, Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi addresses some of that disinformation. During an annual conference held this week in Athens, 70. She discusses. The United Methodist News Service has documented several additional lawsuits that churches have brought against their annual conferences over disaffiliation. The decision to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church must. Disaffiliation Process and Information. One of the largest United Methodist (UMC) congregations in Mobile, Alabama, along with seven other UMC churches officially disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church on Sunday amid the ongoing debate over ordaining gay clergy and homosexual. The cabinet has discovered and observed that many local churches have been misled about the disaffiliation process and have been presented with information about the process, and about The United Methodist Church and its leadership, that is factually incorrect and defamatory. Wow that quote is verbatim from my own church's disaffiliation informational materials. Disaffiliation Process and Information. 18, 2022. While some are ongoing, the last month has seen two lawsuits dismissed. By Thomas Lambrecht. Still, the conferences where the grassroots, pro-United Methodist groups are active tend to be seeing significant disaffiliation action. in 2019, but only 2 of exiting churches. Mosaic leaders said the congregation is choosing to exit before a special provision ends on Dec. Last week, 186 churches filed a lawsuit against the UMC. The United Methodist Church has about 30,000 congregations in the U. On March 4, 41 churches in the North Texas Annual Conference gained their freedom from the UMC. And it is closing. February 2, 2023 1239 PM Expand Lying definition A North Carolina clergywoman and a Missouri laywoman independently have published rebuttals to disaffiliation propaganda in their respective local churches. Bethel is part of, to reassign lead pastor, Jody Ray, to another. The EPA elected and staff leadership have chosen to be transparent in sharing information about how churches may disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church (UMC) and EPA for a limited disaffiliation under paragraph 2553 in The Book of Discipline (for reasons of conscience regarding a change in the requirements and provisions of the Book of. 18, 2022. Pennington UMC, Davidson County June 30, 2022. members in 1970 to about 6. 31, which allows United Methodist churches in disagreement over human sexuality to take their property and assets with them when they sever ties with the denomination. has mounted a campaign to provide church members with information about disaffiliation that he thinks they may not be getting. Jill Doss-Raines is The Dispatch trending topics and personality profiles senior reporter and is always looking for tips about businesses and. ) Thirty-one United Methodist churches in western North Carolina are demanding they be allowed to leave the United Methodist Church and have hired a Florida legal firm to push their claim forward. 3, were for disaffiliation. Mount Holly United Methodist Church, 804 Mount Holly Road. Those ideas are false and should never be used as a reason to disaffiliate. Wespath General Conference Website Wespath is the organization that hosts clergy and staff pensions in the United Methodist Church. Those churches can take their properties with them after. A worship service at First United Methodist Church of Jonesboro, Arkansas, on Sunday, Dec. Where it is stated, Decision 1480 reads in part, "It will be unlawful for an annual conference to ratify a local church disaffiliation for any reason other than those specified. The UMC North Texas Annual Conference held a special called session on Saturday in which clergy and lay members voted to approve the disaffiliation votes of 41 congregations that formerly belonged to the regional body. Included in the 186 Georgia churches looking to disaffiliate are 15 Augusta-area churches Barton. Jeff Olive, a Texas Conference district superintendent, presides at an Aug. in 2019, but only 2 of exiting churches. The court concluded that "even though a local church has already initiated the disaffiliation process," nothing in the process "precludes that church from deciding to close without. 4 million in the US over the past decade, a loss of 1. That&x27;s the last day churches can leave the United Methodist Church under the disaffiliation plan. On March 20, 2022, we received the Principles Regarding Local Church Requests for Disaffiliation Ratified by the Arkansas Annual Conference June 4, 2021, from Bishop Mueller (hereinafter referred to as the Principles document). Among these have been some recurrent questions that reflect misperceptions or misinformation that some. 2553 allows a church to disaffiliate for reasons of conscience regarding a change in the requirements and provisions of the Book of Discipline related to the practice of homosexuality or the ordination or. Dozens of churches this week chose to disaffiliate themselves from the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. Time 9 a. At that meeting, the conference approved disaffiliation votes from 35 other congregations. Christ United Methodist Church&x27;s disaffiliation request was ratified with the others at a special session on Sunday, called by the Alabama-West Florida Conference Resident Bishop David Graves. Getty Images. Starting this year, the South Carolina Conference is not using the disaffiliation policy in Paragraph 2553 of The United Methodist Church&x27;s Book of Discipline. A congregation affiliated with the United Methodist Church. This is untrue and is among the most widespread misinformation we've seen. disaffiliation process due to the presence of misinformation. Many who wish to stay UMC are made to feel as if they are on an island. We are deeply grieved by this, as we seek to be a church united in love and in mission. The Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference of the UMC, the regional authority for Middle and West Tennessee churches, has lost 222 congregations to disaffiliation and more are expected. Jeff Clinger, Director of Congregational Excellence and Connectional Ministries, jclingergreatplainsumc. By Vicki Hyatt vhyattthemountaineer. photo by micahgoulart from Getty Images Signature. "The letters (Gibbs sent three, on Aug. Contact Andrew Schwartz at aschwartztimesfreepress. misinformation gets spread about the decisions and procedures of the General Conference. Who We Are How We Serve Ways We Grow News and More New to the UMC Donate What We Believe. stating that the answer to misinformation was the communication of. Asbury Church to Disaffiliate with United Methodist Church Due to Disagreement on LGBTQ Inclusion; Native American Church of North Americas Leaders Urge Department of Interior, Agriculture and Justice to Protect Peyote Habitat; Another 41 Texas Churches Leave The United Methodist Church Following Stance on Homosexuality. By Joe Henderson FLUMC. Disaffiliation is a limited option which suspends the Trust Clause of the UMC and allows a congregation to disaffiliate and take the property held in trust. . women with small breasts nude