(CHRISTIAN POST) – A Texas megachurch has voted to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church due to the mainline Protestant denomination’s ongoing debate over homosexuality as over 200 churches in the Lone Star State are considering disaffiliation.
The Woodlands Methodist Church, a congregation with approximately 14,200 members located in Woodlands, Texas, voted on Sunday to leave the UMC Texas Annual Conference.
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According to an announcement from the church, about 3,000 members gathered at the church on Sunday and about 2,678 members – or 96.3% of those voting – supported disaffiliation.