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A group of 38 congregations that have decided to leave The United Methodist Church over theological issues have sued the denomination over objections to the process of disaffiliation. Filed last week in the Circuit Court of Maryland for Anne Arundel County, the lawsuit accuses the UMC Baltimore-Washington Conference of “holding their church buildings and property … Continuedhttps://ifapray.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Facebook-Social-Share-Image.png1200630