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unc70

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3. The UMC Conference owns all the property

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2018, 05:39 PM

Mar 2018

The buildings, etc. are all owned by the conference, not the individual church. The property settlement mentioned could be fairly difficult, since taking a church out of UMC is not part of the rules. Unlike the many Baptist churches, the UMC is very much centrally organized.

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Church leaves denomination, says United Methodists not 'accepting the authority of the scripture' [View all] TexasTowelie Mar 2018 OP

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One of those "oh shit" moments for that 176 tonyt53 Mar 2018 #4

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