The East Ohio Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church has forced a congregation in Struthers Ohio to close their doors against their will. This unfortunate patter of behavior seems to be commonplace in The United Methodist Church in this season of disaffiliation, we look into this case and explore what happened to Struthers United Methodist Church.

Show Notes:

Christian Post Article:

https://www.christianpost.com/news/united-methodist-congregation-says-closure-process-was-unfair.html

NPR Article:

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/17/1175452002/church-closings-religious-affiliation#:~:text=Church%20closings%20have%20created%20crisis,opportunity%2C%20for%20the%20faithful%20%3A%20NPR&text=Press-,Church%20closings%20have%20created%20crisis%2C%20and%20opportunity%2C%20for%20the%20faithful,shattered%20congregations%20in%20its%20wake.

DS Profile:

https://www.eocumc.com/mahoningvalley/ds.html

Bishop Profile:

https://www.unitedmethodistbishops.org/person-detail/2463406

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