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One of the largest UMC churches in the country just voted to leave the denomination

Religion News Service·Oct 27, 2026 · 5:03 PM CT
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About 90% of voting members at Dallas' Highland Park United Methodist Church, one of the denomination's largest, elected to leave the United Methodist Church in an Oct. 25-26 vote. The regional Horizon Texas Conference had sued the church in August over changes to its governing documents, so a court fight is likely.

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