Charismatic Vein of the UMC Poised to Leave Denomination

The charismatic arm of the United Methodist Church, the Wesleyan Covenant Association, is making a plan to continue to operate out from under the UMC. Whether the WCA will end up using this contingency plan depends on how the vote will go in February concerning the denomination’s position on homosexuality.

“The adoption of the One Church Plan, with the changing of the definition of marriage and the changing of ordination standards, would be untenable and would force us to lead in the formation of a new expression of connectional Methodism,” a statement from the WCA reads. In other words, if the UMC adopts a plan that will significantly alter its historical stance on homosexuality, the WCA will leave. Read More