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McAdoo, Matador to discuss Aug. 29
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UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES in McAdoo, Matador and Spur are amongthoseintheLubbockDistrict considering disaffiliation with the United Methodist denomination. | COURTESY PHOTOS -
Local United Methodist churches consider split with denomination over social iss -
Local United Methodist churches consider split with denomination over social iss
BARBARA BRANNON | THE CAPROCK COURIER
Divisions among affiliated churches over religious questions aren’t a new development— questions have arisen over centuries regarding belief, interpretation, doctrine and modes of worship. But often the questions are matters the larger world grapples with, too. The Methodist Church split in the 1840s over the biggest human rights issue of its day—slavery—and…
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