Fifty-seven area churches will leave the United Methodist Church at the end of this month. They’re among 265 congregations in North Georgia and metro Atlanta that voted to disaffiliate from the denomination largely due to a split over LGBTQ issues.
Members of the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church ratified the disaffiliation requests of 261 of those churches on Nov. 18 during a special called session at the Classic Center in Athens.
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“I realize how sad this time is for many, including myself. I just hate that those who are leaving us, I will not have the opportunity to meet or to be with,” said conference leader Bishop Robin Dease.
Conference members did not ratify the requests of four congregations following discussion by members of the Annual Conference. Those churches are The Fountain UMC at Sugarloaf in Duluth, McEachern Memorial UMC in Powder Springs, Trinity UMC in Rome, and Griffin First UMC.
A ‘solemn day’
The 261 churches that are leaving the conference account for a sizable percentage of its nearly 700 churches. Their exit marked a “solemn day,” church leaders said in a news release.
The disaffiliations become effective on Nov. 30. After that, the departing churches may no longer use the “United Methodist” name nor the denomination’s logo. They will have 30 days to fulfill their financial obligations to the UMC, including purchasing church property if their congregation chooses to keep it. And they’re prohibited from pursuing further litigation against the conference.
Hundreds of congregations in Georgia and across the country sued for the right to have their disaffiliation requests heard.
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The church disaffiliations in North Georgia come after 193 congregations once belonging to the UMC South Georgia Conference left the denomination in May, also due to the ongoing debate over LGBTQ issues.
A church divided
In 2019, the United Methodist Church strengthened its bans on gay clergy and same-sex weddings, prompting a backlash from more progressive congregations. Some churches viewed the measures as punitive and discriminatory and left the denomination because of them. Many progressive UMC church leaders refused to enforce the rules. That, in turn, upset the more conservative congregations. They’re now leaving the denomination because of its failure to uphold the church’s stated belief that “homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.”
As of early August 2023, over 6,200 of the UMC’s 30,000 congregations in the United States had been approved for disaffiliation since 2019, according to the UMC’s website.
In a briefing ahead of the Nov. 18 vote, Bishop Dease told conference members, “This is a difficult season in the life of the church and we all are grieving, and yet we know who the healer is.”
“I just want you to be reminded and to please know and to be assured that the sun will rise on November 19,” Bishop Dease said. “And on December first and on January first, and on each of those mornings, like every morning, I will give thanks for the United Methodist Church and our connection.”
The North Georgia Conference followed Dease’s lead in looking ahead to the future.
“In December, approximately 440 North Georgia Conference churches will continue the work of fulfilling the mission of the United Methodist church in our communities and beyond,” the news release said. The conference said it anticipates opening “several new United Methodist churches” next month.
List of disaffiliated churches in North Georgia
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Central East District Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Gwinnett, and Walton Counties Atlanta Bethany UMC Buford Bishop UMC Watkinsville Campton UMC Monroe Korean UMC of Hamilton Mill Buford Monroe First UMC New Pentecost UMC Winder New Prospect UMC Athens Norcross First UMC Pentecost UMC Winder Pleasant Valley UMC Monroe Rays UMC Bishop Snellville UMC St James UMC Athens Statham UMC Sugar Hill UMC Trinity UMC Duluth Walnut Grove UMC Loganville Young Harris Memorial UMC Athens
Central North District Fulton and Clayton Counties Alpharetta First UMC Antioch UMC Fairburn England Chapel UMC Jenkinsburg Mt Pisgah UMC Johns Creek Mt Zion UMC Atlanta New Hope UMC Clayton County St James UMC Alpharetta St John UMC Atlanta
Central South District DeKalb, Henry, Newton, and Rockdale Counties Bethel UMC Stockbridge Conyers First UMC Harvest Point UMC Locust Grove Jodeco Road UMC Stockbridge Julia A. Porter Memorial UMC Porterdale Mt Carmel UMC Hampton Philadelphia UMC McDonough Red Oak UMC Newton County Rockland UMC Lithonia Shiloh UMC Skyland UMC Brookhaven Turners UMC McDonough Union UMC Stockbridge
Central West District Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, and Paulding Counties Bethel UMC Hiram Bethel UMC Tallapoosa Bethlehem UMC Bremen Buchanan UMC Carrollton First UMC Center Point UMC Temple County Line UMC Acworth Covenant UMC Smyrna Crawford Chapel UMC Bremen Due West UMC Marietta Flint Hill UMC Hiram Hope UMC Dallas Kennesaw UMC Lithia Springs UMC Mountain View UMC Marietta Mt Nebo UMC Dallas New Beginnings UMC Kennesaw New Covenant UMC Douglasville New Hope UMC Carrollton Old Camp UMC Carrollton Pleasant Grove UMC Temple Pleasant Hill UMC Villa Rica Poseyville UMC Bremen Shiloh UMC Carrollton Shiloh UMC Kennesaw Smyrna UMC Dallas St Stephen UMC Marietta Tallapoosa First UMC Temple UMC Carroll County Victory UMC Carrollton Wesley Chapel UMC Villa Rica
North East District Banks, Dawson, Habersham, Hall, Habersham, Hart, Forsyth, Franklin, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White Counties Antioch UMC Clayton Arbor Pointe UMC Hoschton Bethel UMC Dawson County Bethesda UMC Hartwell Bold Spring UMC Carnesville Clarkesville UMC Clemons Chapel UMC Gainesville Cleveland UMC Colbert UMC Commerce First UMC Confidence UMC Stephens County Confidence UMC Union County Cool Springs UMC Clarkesville Creekside UMC Cumming Dahlonega UMC Ebenezer UMC Cumming Ebenezer UMC Hollywood Ebenezer UMC Jefferson Gordon’s Chapel UMC Athens Hartwell First UMC Hickory Flat UMC Lula Holly Springs UMC Jackson County Homer UMC Jones Chapel UMC Danielsville Lebanon UMC Gillsville Liberty Hill UMC Hartwell Loudsville UMC Cleveland Lula UMC Macedonia UMC Cleveland Macedonia UMC Hart County McKee’s Chapel UMC Dawsonville Midway UMC Gillsville Mountain City UMC Mt Bethel UMC Commerce Mt Pleasant UMC White County Mt Zion UMC Alto Nacoochee UMC New Hope UMC Dillard New Salem UMC Pennington Chapel UMC Piedmont UMC Providence UMC Hart County Providence UMC Stephens County Providence UMC Union County Redstone UMC Redwine UMC Hart County Redwine UMC Gainesville St James UMC Toccoa St Paul UMC Lumpkin County Sunshine UMC The Highlands UMC The Vine UMC Tiger UMC Toccoa First UMC Union Hill UMC Hiawassee Vanna UMC Wesley Chapel UMC Dahlonega
North West District Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Polk, Murray, Pickens, Walker, and Whitfield Counties Aragon UMC Ball Ground UMC Barnsley UMC Kingston Bethel UMC Morganton Bethel UMC Summerville Big Springs UMC Woodstock Blue Ridge UMC Canton First UMC Cedartown First UMC Center Valley UMC Chatsworth Chatsworth First UMC Elizabeth Lee UMC Chickamauga Eton UMC Fairmount UMC Farmville UMC Calhoun Five Springs UMC Dalton Hillside UMC Woodstock Jackson Chapel UMC Cave Spring Kingston UMC Kresge UMC Cedartown Liberty Hill UMC Morganton Lindale UMC Little River UMC Woodstock Lyerly UMC Macedonia UMC Alpharetta Menlo UMC Mineral Springs UMC Dalton Mizpah UMC Kingston Mt Gilead UMC Woodstock Mt Pleasant UMC Rome Mt Zion UMC Chatsworth New Echota UMC Calhoun New Haven UMC Dalton Oostanaula UMC Rome Orange UMC Canton Plainville UMC Pleasant Grove UMC Dalton Rock Spring UMC Rockmart First UMC Rush Chapel UMC Rome Shannon UMC Silver Creek UMC Sixes UMC Canton Union Hill UMC Canton Varnell UMC Cohutta Wesley Chapel UMC Calhoun West Rome UMC White UMC Williamstown UMC McCaysville Woodstation UMC
South East District Baldwin, Columbia, Elbert, Greene, Hancock, Lincoln, McDuffie, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, and Wilkes Counties Anthony Chapel UMC Barton Chapel UMC Berlin UMC Blythe UMC Burns Memorial UMC Augusta Central UMC Putnam County Cokesbury UMC Augusta Coldwater UMC Crawfordville UMC Dearing UMC Devereux UMC Dunn’s Chapel UMC Eatonton First UMC Elberton First UMC Fork Chapel UMC Francis Asbury UMC Elberton Friendship UMC Hephzibah Gaissert UMC Greensboro First UMC Harlem UMC Hephzibah UMC Hopewell UMC Milledgeville Independence UMC Johnson UMC Warrenton Knowles Chapel UMC Liberty UMC Hephzibah Lincolnton UMC Macedonia UMC Warren County Martinez UMC Midway UMC Lincolnton Milledgeville First UMC Montpelier UMC Mosaic UMC Pennington UMC Philadelphia UMC Eatonton Philadelphia UMC Harlem Prospect UMC Morgan County Prospect UMC Norwood Rutledge UMC Salem UMC Thomson Shiloh UMC Siloam UMC Sparta UMC (Pierce Memorial) St James UMC Augusta St Mark UMC Washington Road Augusta St Paul UMC Eatonton Swords UMC Thomson First UMC Union Point First UMC Washington First UMC Wesley Chapel UMC Eatonton Young Memorial UMC Thomson
South West District Butts, Coweta, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike, Spalding, Troup, and Upson Counties Aldora UMC Thomaston Bethany UMC Fayetteville Big Springs UMC Caney Head UMC Roopville Christ UMC Forsyth Concord UMC Pike County Culloden UMC Ebenezer UMC Barnesville Ebenezer UMC Fayetteville Ebenezer UMC Forsyth Forsyth First UMC Harmony UMC LaGrange Highland UMC Griffin Hillcrest UMC LaGrange John Wesley UMC Grantville Korean UMC of LaGrange Korean UMC of Newnan Life Springs UMC Zebulon Mountville UMC Mt Zion UMC Campground Pomona UMC Prospect UMC Mansfield Providence UMC Fayetteville Stark UMC Butts County The Rock UMC Thomaston First UMC Trinity On The Hill UMC LaGrange Turin UMC Welcome UMC Roopville Williamson UMC Woodbury UMC Yatesville UMC
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