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Breaking news: Court rules no more UMCSC church separations via Para. 2549

The Judicial Council—the denomination’s top court—has ruled that Para. 2549 of the United Methodist Book of Discipline cannot be used for church disaffiliations. This ruling, Decision 1512, means the Local Church Closure and Separation Process, approved by the Trustees of the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church, is no longer available as a means of separation from the denomination.

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Breaking news: Court rules no more UMCSC church separations via Para. 2549

The Judicial Council—the denomination’s top court—has ruled that Para. 2549 of the United Methodist Book of Discipline cannot be used for church disaffiliations. This ruling, Decision 1512, means the Local Church Closure and Separation Process, approved by the Trustees of the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church, is no longer available as a means of separation from the denomination.

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