“Today is a sad day for the Alabama-West Florida Conference,” the head of the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church David Graves said. “There’s no getting around that.”
United Methodist Bishop David Graves, head of the Alabama-West Florida Conference, supervised a vote on May 7, 2023, to finalize disaffiliation for 193 congregations that left the United Methodist Church.As the United Methodist Church split continues, 193 churches in South Alabama and West Florida officially disaffiliated from the denomination on Sunday, May 7.
Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Robertsdale, Florala, Brewton, East Brewton, Loxley, Robertsdale, Summerdale, Camden, Eutaw, Linden, Livingston, Marion, Enterprise First, Opelika First, Opp First and Wetumpka First are among the former United Methodist churches in Alabama leaving the denomination. Over the past four decades, progressives in the denomination have pushed for full inclusion of LGBTQ members, including recognition of same-sex marriage and ordination of openly gay clergy.
In the North Alabama Conference, 198 of 638 churches disaffiliated on Dec. 10. Since then, 135 more have voted to disaffiliate. Their departure is expected to be finalized on May 11. As conservative-leaning churches leave, the denomination is expected to eventually change the language and rules restricting LGBTQ members of the United Methodist Church.
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