The first UM pastor I ever met was named Mormon funny enough. As a young HS student his son was in one of my extracurricular groups. I was invited to dinner. As we sat down to dinner and conversation came up about religion, I made the " mistake" of mentioning the Jehovah's Witnesses coming to my house. I mentioned about keeping God's Word by sending them on their way. I guess the pastor was very interdenominational ecumenical because he went on and on lambasting me for doing that . I still find "christians" who insist on others violating God's Word by welcoming those with a false gospel into their home or not "being christlike" because they falsely think Jesus was a mousey doormat.
Anyhow, the pastor's one daughter had a very bad reputation for being a slut. His son, my former classmate, turned into a Christ hating atheist. I visited another UM Church with another friend and they baptized a baby and taught a false gospel.
The more I learn about the denomination, the more I wonder what all of the fuss is about it's potential split?
Shouldn't the membership turn from their false religion, get saved and walk with the Lord by joining a Bible believing church?