Posted on Jul 29, 2023
Congregations leave United Methodist Church over defiance of LGBTQ bans
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A blue and white banner hangs behind the altar table at The Fount Church in Fountain Valley, Calif.
"Come thou fount of every blessing," reads Glen Haworth as he gestures toward the front of the sanctuary. "That's where we get our name."
He wants to make clear what the banner means.
"The fount is Jesus of course. Not us," he says. "So when we say we're the church, we're referring to our Lord and not ourselves."
The United Methodist congregation was founded in 1964, during boom times in Southern California.
Haworth, a lifelong United Methodist who's been a pastor his entire professional life, came to The Fount nine years ago. He says that when he arrived, the 50-member congregation was already unhappy with the direction of the denomination.
A blue and white banner hangs behind the altar table at The Fount Church in Fountain Valley, Calif.
"Come thou fount of every blessing," reads Glen Haworth as he gestures toward the front of the sanctuary. "That's where we get our name."
He wants to make clear what the banner means.
"The fount is Jesus of course. Not us," he says. "So when we say we're the church, we're referring to our Lord and not ourselves."
The United Methodist congregation was founded in 1964, during boom times in Southern California.
Haworth, a lifelong United Methodist who's been a pastor his entire professional life, came to The Fount nine years ago. He says that when he arrived, the 50-member congregation was already unhappy with the direction of the denomination.
Congregations leave United Methodist Church over defiance of LGBTQ bans
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I am an Independent Baptist, as such I can not reconcile having a Women or someone who identifies as LGBTQ in Leadership positions within the Church. All of us are Sinners who have sought forgiveness through the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross, so in that respect we are all equal. There are specific passages that prohibit who can preach and Lead in the Church, do they just choose to ignore those?
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