#UnitedMethodist

United Methodists have for generations been a mainstay of the American religious landscape. But the United Methodist Church is also the latest of several mainline Protestant denominations in America to begin fracturing amid debates over sexuality and theology.

While legislation to enact the Protocol of Reconciliation & Grace Through Separation still likely will be considered at the next General Conference meeting, wavering support for it leaves United Methodists either imagining a new way forward or plunging into chaos, depending on whom you ask.

The 6th annual gathering of the Wesleyan Covenant Association was broadcast live from Indianapolis Saturday (May 7) to dozens of local churches across the country that are considering leaving the United Methodist Church.

Renowned mediator Ken Feinberg offered his services pro bono to the United Methodist Church because he believes it is in the public's interest to preserve the "integrity and the effectiveness" of the UMC.