In the US, United Methodist conference seizes church assets in dispute
Marietta, GeorgiaAP A regional US governing body for a Protestant denomination has seized the assets of a large congregation in Georgia in a dispute over who should be the senior pastor. Mt Bethel United Methodist Church, in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, has about 8,000 members and is one of the largest congregations in the […]
Prominent Georgia church leaves United Methodist Church over pastor’s reassignment
RNS The largest United Methodist church in the Atlanta metropolitan region announced it is leaving the denomination over the reassignment of its lead pastor. Earlier this month, Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson reassigned Rev Jody Ray, pastor of Mt Bethel United Methodist Church in Marietta, Georgia, to a newly created position related to racial reconciliation in the […]