[hosepipe]

Must be their Method sucks..

[La Lydia]

United Methodist Church, member in good standing of the World Council of Churches. World Council of Churches upcoming events list:

15.11.09 - 20.11.09 -- United Nations Advocacy Week, New York, USA

13.12.09 - 13.12.09 -- Bellringing for climate justice, Worldwide

[ColdSteelTalon]

Preach the Gospel of Christ. Our Church does and it grows...

[Always Right]

"There is no future for The United Methodist Church in the United States unless we can learn to reach more people, younger people and more diverse people,”

I am not getting this story. Is it only because Methodist tend to be older that they are dying quicker. They really do not explain what is going on.

[montag813]

Aren’t the United Methodists the biggest enemies of Israel among Christian denominations? I guess they missed the scripture about the Lord blessing those who bless the Hebrews and cursing those who curse them, or “if I forget thee o’ Jerusalem, let my right hand wither.”

[bannie]

Mom turns 90 next July.

BUT she is from Nebrasks. Maybe this counters the Methodist rearing?

[fkabuckeyesrule]

This would probably concern my far left Methodist brother.

[KarlInOhio]

United Methodist Members Dying Faster than Americans (Death rate 30% higher than national average)

I would expect the death rate most denominations to be higher than the national average. Most have problems getting teenagers and young adults, thus they are skewed older than the population in general. Maybe if you had communion as all you can eat nachos and beer, you might skew the church's membership younger.

[Alex Murphy]

The death rates for members of the nearly 8 million-member denomination are about a third higher than the national average, according to the "Pockets of 'Youthfulness' in an Aging Denomination" report.

For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died. But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged.
-- 1 Corinthians 11:29-31

[crusher]

Years ago I posted my tale of ostracizing and dismissal from my UMC when I demanded greater theological orthodoxy and less leftist ideology. Despite some isolate pockets of Christianity in the UMC, I now consider the UMC en toto an apostate, pagan organism. They are part of the liturgical wing of the international communist movement, testimony to the malevolent genius of Antonio Gramsci.

[Salman]

Is George W Bush still a member?