No longer part of the denomination

[rockytopva]

I was brought up in a church called the Fellowship Baptist church who was part of the GARBC. Today I read, “Fellowship is an independent Baptist Church whose focus is to honor God. We feature careful and clear Bible exposition and godly music.” I got a lot out of the GARBC retreats and would consider such a split unfortunate. I feel this a growing trend these days and the church I now attend during these COVID times is non-denominational. There was a Cripple Creek camp meeting in Wythe County, VA where it was said, “The famous Cripple Creek Campground was on that work. They have kept up campmeetings there for more than a hundred years. It is still the great rallying point for the Methodists of all that section. I have never heard such singing and preaching and shouting anywhere else in my life. I met the Rev. John Boring there and heard him preach. He was a well-known preacher in the conference; original, peculiar, strikingly odd, but a great revival preacher.” - George Clark Rankin

Last I checked the congregation had a falling out with the UMC and is now non-denominational. Seems like a lot of churches are falling out due to issues with the denomination.

 

[Salty]

If you mean the UMC - YES - there is a split brewing -
Mainly over the Hom$exu@l issue and abortion.

Good link here which explains
Conservative United Methodists Plan Breakaway Denomination

 

[Reformed1689]

My church broke free from the UMC this year.

 

[Marooncat79]

Good

 

[Salty]

My church broke free from the UMC this year.

Did the church get to keep the building?

 

[rockytopva]

Did the church get to keep the building?

I find Methodism has changed a lot in these parts. They own some wonderful property. A church congregation is free to move on, but the UMC keeps the property. Which to me is unfortunate as I would not anticipate revival in the midst of wrong doings.

 

[Reformed1689]

Did the church get to keep the building?

Yes. Cost us 25k but yes

 

[Salty]

Yes. Cost us 25k but yes

So in essence you did not get the building - you had to buy it.

This happened near Princeton, WV; A group of Methodists decided to leave the UMC (this was some 35+ years ago)
They could not keep the building - so they bought property across the street - built a new building - and became Baptists!

 

[Reformed1689]

So in essence you did not get the building - you had to buy it.

This happened near Princeton, WV; A group of Methodists decided to leave the UMC (this was some 35+ years ago)
They could not keep the building - so they bought property across the street - built a new building - and became Baptists!

We are Baptist in theology. Statement of Faith | Bethlehem Church (bethlehemchurchky.org)

 

[Salty]

We are Baptist in theology. Statement of Faith | Bethlehem Church (bethlehemchurchky.org)

Interesting!
I like the part of:
What It Means to be a Christian

 

[Walter]

Churches which are part of the UMC are in the same position as the conservative break away churches leaving The Episcopal Churches. As far as I know, only the Quincey Diocese and the Ft. Worth have been able to keep their properties because they prepared to leave years ago when they saw the direction that TEC was going with LGBT and other very liberal stances (Jesus is not the only way of salvation, questioning the resurrection, virgin birth, etc), and the UMC is now in lockstep with TEC. Most of the other diocese in TEC (San Joaquin, Pittsburg, South Carolina) were able to leave TEC but not take their properties. Even denominations with congregational polity like the LCMS usually lose their properties if they decide to leave the denomination. The mantra by liberal denominations is: 'You can leave, but you can't take 'da silver'.