UMC (United Methodist Church)
[Hundreds of Texas churches seek approval to leave the United Methodist Church Saturday by Isabella Volmert] "The regional governing bodies of the United Methodist Church are called annual conferences. They typically meet once a year to conduct church business. But two of those Texas conferences will meet this weekend in special sessions to approve the withdrawal of potentially hundreds of churches from the UMC..." Full text: Hundreds of Texas churches seek approval to leave the United Methodist Church SaturdayOver 7,000 churches have left the UMC amid homosexuality schism