Showing posts with label United Methodist Church. Show all posts
Showing posts with label United Methodist Church. Show all posts
Thursday, October 26, 2023

OK Supreme Court: Church Autonomy Doctrine Requires Dispute Over Disaffiliation to Be Dismissed

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In Oklahoma Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church v. Timmons ,  (OK Sup. Ct., Oct. 24, 2023), the Oklahoma Supreme Court held tha...
Sunday, August 27, 2023

Jewish Couple Denied Child Placement Services by United Methodist Agency Have Standing to Sue

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In Rutan-Ram v. Tennessee Department of Children's Services , (Aug. 24, 2023), a Tennessee state appellate court reversed a decision of ...
Friday, April 21, 2023

Suit By Florida Breakaway Methodist Churches Is Dismissed

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In Grace United Methodist Church Inc. v. Board of Trustees of FL Annual Conf of UMC Inc. ,  (FL Cir. Ct., April 18, 2023). a Florida state t...
Tuesday, April 11, 2023

185 Methodist Churches in Georgia Sue Parent Body Seeking Disaffiliation

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 At the end of last month, 185 Methodist congregations in Georgia filed suit in a Georgia state trial court against their parent body and it...
Sunday, June 30, 2019

EEOC Sues United Methodist's Global Ministries

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The EEOC announced Friday that it has filed a federal lawsuit against  the Atlanta-based Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, ...
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

United Methodist Church Risks Split Over Position On LBTQ Ordination and Marriage

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HuffPost reports that the United Methodist Church will likely break apart after a close vote yesterday at its 2019 General Conference on LG...
Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Fellow Church Members File Ecclesiastical Complaint Against Attorney General Sessions

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CNN reports that on Monday, 640 members of the United Methodist Church filed a formal ecclesiastical complaint ( full text ) against fellow ...