Makes me want to cry of what is happening in many Churches. The downfall of Christianity. 46% of U.S. adults are unchurched and just 4% of Americans have a Biblical Worldview! JUST 37% OF PASTORS IN AMERICA HAVE A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW! DO YOU NOT SEE THE DESTRUCTION?!!???!!! Too many play Church, their own little kingdom, they forgot how to be the Church of Acts! George Barna: “People have become more selfish, churches have become less influential, pastors have become less Bible-centric”
The Christian Post
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor
The United Methodist Church Council of Bishops has issued an official response to the news that a regional body with over 1 million members had voted to leave the denomination.
The Côte d’Ivoire Conference, based in West Africa, voted last month to leave the UMC over the denomination removing rules that prohibited the blessing of same-sex unions and the ordination of people in same-sex relationships from its Book of Discipline.
UMC Council of Bishops President Tracy Malone said in a statement issued Wednesday that she acknowledged the vote and the bishops were working with the conference as it becomes an autonomous church body. More Here