Reflections On Disaffiliation And Resignation
*CONTEXT* I’m currently an ordained elder in the UMC. My local church has been talking disaffiliation (switching denominations) for a long time. This past September we held a Town Hall Meeting and I presented an “impact report.” Simply put, we outlined what would happen if we stayed in the UMC and what would happen if we left. Then we took a four question survey asking about people’s theology of LGBTQ inclusion and asking them which denomination they would like to be a part o