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United Methodist bishops meet, look to pivot after 2,400+ churches disaffiliate
Story by Religion News Service • 1h ago

CHICAGO (RNS) — About 100 active and retired United Methodist bishops from across the globe are meeting this week in Chicago for the first time in person since the COVID-19 pandemic and since the launch one year ago of the Global Methodist Church, a conservative denomination formed for United Methodist churches looking to disaffiliate over LGBTQ ordination and marriage.

Bishop Thomas Bickerton told the United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops it was time to pivot, as the denomination has been losing churches since a 2019 special session of its General Conference approved a disaffiliation plan for congregations wishing to leave for “reasons of conscience” related to their beliefs about sexuality. The United Methodist Church has been stuck in disagreement over the ordination and marriage of its LGBTQ members for decades. READ MORE AT United Methodist bishops meet, look to pivot after 2,400+ churches disaffiliate (msn.com)

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Lincoln Depot Museum 2023 Season Opening Soon
User Submitted — April 25, 2023

Actor Patrick Falci portraying Union General James Hill poses for a portrait on the second day of the 149th Gettysburg Reenactment in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 7, 2012. (Photo by Mark Makela/Corbis via Getty Images)

The Lincoln Depot Museum is pleased to announce the start of the 2023 season with a special opening event on May 6, 2023.

A special Saturday presentation, “The Making of Gettysburg,” will celebrate the 30th anniversary of this popular film. The presentation will be made by Patrick Falci, who portrayed Gen. A.P. Hill in the film. Beginning five years before filming began, Pat will share stories about the film’s creators, the re-enactors, the technical aspects of shooting on hallowed ground........MORE AT Lincoln Depot Museum 2023 Season Opening Soon – River Journal Online – News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

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