The Jonesboro church also requested a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to prevent the Arkansas Conference of the UMC from any attempt to prevent its congregation to use the church building during the trial, the media added.
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The lawsuit comes as hundreds of other congregations across the UNITED STATES voted to leave the UMC amid an ongoing debate over the party’s official positionnomination on LGBT issues.
