Christian Denominations 2024

Statistics about Ordination of Women & Homosexuality (Protestant) 2024

Protestant Churches that Allow homosexuality
Disciples of Christ (820,000 in 2000 - 411,000 in 2016)
2013 endorsed homosexual Clergy
Presbyterian Church USA (2,525,000 in 2000 - 1,483,000 in 2016)
2010 allowance of the ordination of non celibate homosexuals
2014 change their official definition of marriage adding to it allowance of the ordination of non celibate homosexuals
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (5,126,000 in 2000 - 3,564,000 in 2016)
2009 Allow celibate homosexual ministers to be ordained
2013 Elected an openly gay bishop
United church of christ (1,377,000 in 2000 - 880,000 in 2016)
1985 Open and affirming
2005 Not consider individual gender in performing weddings
Episcopal Church (2,333,000 in 2000 - 1,745,000 in 2016)
2003 Appointed an openly gay bishop
2015 church canons updated to allow same-sex marriages
United Methodist Church (8,341,000 in 2000 - 6,951,000 in 2016)
1972 homosexual practice is against Christian teaching
2019 Allow homosexual practice
Protestant Churches that Oppose homosexuality
Presbyterian Church of America (306,000 in 2000 - 347,000 in 2016)
Assemblies of God USA (1,638,000 in 2000 - 2,005,000 in 2016)
Evangelical Free Church of America (300,000 in 2003 - 371,000 in 2014)
Anglican Church in North America (135,000 in 2018)
Protestant Churches that Oppose homosexuality and Split from other Churches
The Anglican Catholic Church - Split from The Episcopal Church in 1977 (Opposed the ordination of women)
The Anglican Church in America - Split from The Episcopal Church in 1991 (Opposed the ordination of women)
Anglican Province of America - Split from The Episcopal Church in 1991 (Opposed the ordination of women)
Anglican Province of Christ the King - Split from The Episcopal Church in 1977 (Opposed the ordination of women)
The Episcopal Missionary Church - Split from The Episcopal Church in 1992 (Opposed the ordination of women)
United Episcopal Church of North America - Split from The Episcopal Church in 1981 (Opposed the ordination of women)
Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) - Split from The Episcopal Church in 2009
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC) - Split from Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 2001
North American Lutheran Church (NALC) - Split from Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 2010
Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians (ECO) - Split from the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 2012
Covenant Brethren Church - Split from the Church of the Brethren in 2020
Kingdom Network - Split from the Reformed Church in America in 2021
Alliance of Reformed Churches - Split from the Reformed Church in America in 2022

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