I read an article from the Wesley Report about some mega-churches that are affiliated with the Methodist Church, but do not display anything having to do with the Methodist Church.
The United Methodist church is sharing a similar fate to many other mainline denominations. Numbers are shrinking. Churches are consolidating or outright closing. Yet, you also see churches that aren't affiliated with a denomination with huge buildings and lots of people coming on Sundays.
This article seems to indicate present a situation that is doubly helpful for the church listed. They can utilize the resources available from the United Methodist Church, but yet can model themselves after the hipper, trendier non-denominational church. Is it possible that more churches will go this route? Will they attempt to seem not be a Methodist Church so that they can tap into a new demographic looking for a different church? Thoughts?
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