Georgia Church Leaves United Methodist Over LGBTQ Clergy, Same-Sex Marriage
Asbury Memorial Church in Savannah, which supports LGBTQ rights, announced Thursday that it would split with the United Methodists, becoming the first congregation in the country to do so.
by Scott Neuman
Sep 03, 2020
1 minute
A local church in Georgia that supports LGBTQ rights says it is splitting from the United Methodist Church, becoming the first congregation in the country to act on a growing rift between progressives and conservatives within the denomination.
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