Tuesday Morning Briefing (June 10, 2025)

Pink Pony Club performed at church - https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16zNSrLPUx/?mibextid=wwXIfr

“Three Years After United Methodist Split, Churches Find 'Renewed Sense of Purpose'” by Paul Petite of CBN - https://cbn.com/news/us/three-years-after-united-methodist-split-churches-find-renewed-sense-purpose

South Carolina chooses bolt and run strategy - https://advocatesc.org/articles/single-judge?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKydoBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpbkK6oePR4k5mhrVFvLl714PA_jHgfPSOx1vEekgAJ-dlvGQErxknc-5aaG_aem_EE73aZFXMNBgQIIPTgTGPw

West Virginia hearing is today - https://juicyecumenism.com/2025/01/30/west-virginia-methodist-lawsuit/

Nigerian court held initial hearing last Wednesday, UMCN having filed suit against GMCN. Initial proceedings went well for GMCN. The next hearing is scheduled for July 10. Final judgment isn’t expected for several months. Meanwhile, police in Nukkai were somehow incentivized into preventing worship at the local GMC church, beating and arresting at least six people, including Conference Superintendent Baziel Yayuba Yoila. The Sunday previous, worshipers in Kodei Gorbe were assaulted DURING WORSHIP - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16ftZ1YFNi/

“Most pastors lead a small congregation, but most churchgoers attend a large church” by Aaron Earls of Baptist Press - https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/most-pastors-lead-a-small-congregation-but-most-churchgoers-attend-a-large-church/

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