Rev. Chris Morgan leads his congregation at Christ United Methodist Church in Bethel Park last Sunday. The church has a diverse congregation with most leaning toward the center. In regional gatherings across the country this year, United Methodists approved requests of about 300 congregations to quit the denomination primarily over debates over sexuality and theology. (AP PHOTO/PHILIP G. PAVELY)
United Methodists have for generations been a mainstay of the American religious landscape — one of the most geographically widespread of the major Protestant denominations,…
