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Highland Park UMC's planned exit highlights United Methodist decline
Original: Planned departure of Highland Park UMC reflects decline of American denomination
Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas is planning to leave the United Methodist Church, a departure the Dallas Morning News reports reflects the broader decline of the American denomination. The congregation is part of a wider wave of churches exiting the denomination amid long-running disputes over doctrine and church governance, underscoring shrinking membership across mainline Protestantism.
Why now: Its planned departure is seen as symbolic of the United Methodist Church's broader national decline.
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