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Sermon slides July 6: #YBUMC

By: Pastor Dave | July 6, 2025 | , , , ,

UMC Book of Discipline, Paragraph 346.2  
“Ordained Clergy From Other Denomination” 

Reasons to Reject the UMC
Our History:
— Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and Indigenous Boarding Schools
— 2 Methodist Bishops signed the letter to MLK, Jr. attempting to discourage him and his work for justice for Black Americans
— 50 years of targeting, harassing, and ostracizing LGBTQ+

Our Present: 
— Aren’t denominations in decline?

Membership decline in mainline churches from 1987 to 2022.

So, really, WHY be UMC?

Historical academic discussion scene in a study room.
The Holy Club, where John Wesley and his friends would meet at Oxford University
Statue and historic brick church facade, sunny day.
Statue of the John Wesley stands in the courtyard outside Wesley’s Chapel and John Wesley’s house at 49 City Road in London. Photo by Kathleen Barry, United Methodist Communications
Statue base with engraved quote.
“The Wordl is My Parish” is incribed at the base of a statue of John Wesley located in the courtyard outside Wesley’s Chapel and John Wesley’s house at 49 City Road in London. Photo by Kathleen Barry, United Methodist Communications
Historical preacher addressing a gathered crowd outside.

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