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The Global Methodist Church (GM Church, or GMC) is a Methodist denomination within Protestant Christianity subscribing to views that were propounded by the conservative Confessing Movement. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The denomination is headquartered in the United States and has a presence internationally.
Founded in 1987, Lifewatch, Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality (TUMAS) is a 501(c)(3) organization that serves as the unofficial anti-abortion group within the United Methodist Church (UMC). [1] The organization publishes a quarterly newsletter titled Lifewatch and is a member of the National Pro-Life Religious Council. [2]
United Methodism’s global nature, with millions of church members in Africa, long kept it from liberalizing on sexuality issues, as other Mainline Protestant denominations did years ago.
The new Global Methodist Church might, if successful, offer a new model of church network with accountability and community without stifling, sclerotic bureaucracy.
Protestant supporters of abortion rights include the United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church, the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the Lutheran Women's Caucus. [5] [80] At its 2016 General Conference, the United Methodist Church voted by a margin of 425 to 268 to withdraw from the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. The vote ...
The UMC General Conference also reversed a prohibition on United Methodist clergy and churches blessing same-sex unions, lifted a so-called funding ban on United Methodist agencies supporting ...
We do offer a theological basis for allowing the one who is pregnant and both religious and medical advisors to choose abortion for the mental and/or physical health of pregnant people.
The Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality (TUMAS) was formed in 1987 to further the anti-abortion ministry in The United Methodist Church. [41] The Southern Baptist Convention believes that abortion is allowable only in cases where there is a direct threat to the life of the woman. [39]