New Group Forms within UMC in Opposition to Homosexuality
A group has formed within the United Methodist Church (UMC) due to the UMC’s division over LGBT issues.
According to ChristanToday.com, the new group, called the Wesleyan Covenant Association, formed because of the “"great uncertainty about the future of The United Methodist Church,” and says it “stands together as an alliance to advance vibrant, scriptural Christianity within Methodism."
Although the official position within the UMC is that homosexuality is inconsistent with biblical principles, there has been much disagreement within the church....