Get United Methodist Church Form 103 2004

Because of the current deep conflict within The United Methodist Church around issues of human sexuality, a local church shall have a limited right, under the provisions of this paragraph, to disaffiliate from the denomination for reasons of conscience regarding a change in the requirements and provisions of the Book ...

The departing congregations joined the more conservative Global Methodist Church over concerns that the UMC has grown too liberal on key cultural issues — most importantly, LGBTQ rights.

They are part of a larger schism within other mainline Protestant denominations (namely, Episcopalians and Baptists), 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 ...

As a result, the traditionalist caucuses began to plan the formal of a new traditionalist Methodist denomination, the Global Methodist Church.

Meanwhile, there are people who do not want to continue operating under the current rules and have decided they want to disaffliate – to separate from the NC Annual Conference and the entire United Methodist Church and create or join another denomination.

The rules from Wesley, the founder of Methodism, are simple: "Do no harm. Do good. Stay in love with God."

The conflict, which began almost upon the church's inception in 1968, centers around the denomination's position regarding the sanctity of marriage and the qualifications of ordained ministry.

As a result, the traditionalist caucuses began to plan the formal of a new traditionalist Methodist denomination, the Global Methodist Church.