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Highland Park Congregation Votes to Leave UMC as Bishop Sets Up Competing Congregation

A legal fight over bylaws, clergy authority and property rights will decide which group controls the church campus and could set a wider precedent for other UMC churches.

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Dallas Megachurch Votes to Break From The United Methodist Church