First off, I want this to be 100% not thought of as an attack or flame upon Methodists and honestly just questions. For 36 of my 38 years, I went to UMCs. Upon the vote and being married to a lifelong Baptist, we found different pastures.

But to my questions:

1: Since the vote, how has your church fared? More people? Less?

2: How have you felt about the doctrine the past 24-36 months? The same? More fulfilled? Less Fulfilled?

3: Has there been any change in LGBTQ+ membership in that time period? Have you seen any new leadership that identifies in that group?

4: What's your "state of the union" of your church and the greater UMC?


Again, I ask this as someone that didn't originally want to leave and let things play out before the official vote. I'm generally curious, not trying to create issues.

I can't speak to what's going on currently UMC, because like you I left. Not a particularly hard decision but one that I did for my family, and furthermore, our faith

I Comment on this just cause I'm as well. I left first United Methodist Church Richardson a number of years ago and haven't really been able to hear about how the split has affected that church.

You can research raw numbers for 1st UMC Richardson here:
https://www.umdata.org/charts?church=738666

The general UMC numbers here:

very interesting. Thank for posting.

Looks like there is a dropoff of membership over the past two years, but not the mass exodus that I was expecting.

The dropoff does follow some post covid behavior that drove me away. The church went Covid crazy and while that happened really leaned in to the whole Summer of Love thing. They were posting on Instagram how their book club was reading "White Fragility" and their associate pastors were attending BLM rallies. They really lost their way,.

My prayer is that God brings clairity and healing to the church and brings them back to scripture and God's word.

and the numbers from the west. Good grief. Looks like God has been evicted from California.