Two regional governing bodies of the United Methodist Church in Texas over the weekend finalized the split of 439 congregations from the denomination.
The Northwest Texas Conference in Lubbock, encompassing Lubbock to the panhandle, granted approval for 145 of its 200 churches to disaffiliate on Saturday. In Houston, during a separate session the same day, the Texas Annual Conference, which covers Houston and East Texas, approved the departure of 294 churches. There are four regional governing bodies of the UMC in the state of Texas.
