Dallas’ Highland Park Congregation Votes to Leave United Methodist Church

Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas voted to leave after an unusually public campaign against the denomination’s demands for control.

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Dallas’ Highland Park Congregation Votes to Leave United Methodist Church

Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas has voted to leave the United Methodist Church, according to The New York Times.

The prominent Texas congregation had mounted an unusually public effort opposing the denomination’s demands for control before the vote.

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