Twenty-six churches in Alabama will close after a vote by members in the Alabama West-Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, according to WDHN.
The announcement to close a total of 26 churches came near the end of the conference’s annual meeting on Tuesday at the Pensacola First United Methodist Church.
Low attendance was blamed for the church closings. The United Methodist Church has experienced a mass exodus of churches over a shifting view within UMC leadership related to homosexuality and homosexual clergy. The Alabama West-Florida Conference is currently involved in litigation with Harvest Church in Dothan.
The churches that were closed during the conference are:
- Sardis United Methodist Church in Hartford
- Center Ridge United Methodist Church in Coffee Springs
- Williams Chapel United Methodist Church in Brundidge
- Epworth United Methodist Church in Barbour County
- Memorial United Methodist Church in Covington County
- Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church in Choctaw County
- Mt. Herman United Methodist Church in Hale County
- Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church in Hale County
- Ramsey’s Chapel in Hale County
- Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church in Hale County
- China Grove United Methodist Church in Hale County
- Morris Chapel of Opelika in Lee County
- Irvington United Methodist Church in Mobile County
- Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Montgomery County
- Minerva United Methodist Church in Washington County
- Trinity Weoka United Methodist Church in Elmore County
- Epworth United Methodist Church in Barbour County
- Greenville First United Methodist Church in Butler County
- Trinity United Methodist Church in Russell County
- Guy’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Baldwin County
- Fitzpatrick United Methodist Church in Bullock County
- Loachapoka United Methodist Church in Lee County
- Whitfield Memorial United Methodist Church in Montgomery County
- Butler First United Methodist Church in Choctaw County
- Flomaton United Methodist Church in Escambia County
- McRae Street of Atmore First United Methodist Church in Escambia County
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