Lawsuit Resolution Update from the WNCC Board of Trustees

August 24, 2023

To the clergy and laity of the Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church,

The 36 plaintiff churches and The Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church have reached a resolution which resolves all litigation pending between them by mutual agreement. The churches will disaffiliate under Paragraph 2553 of the Book of Discipline and the Conference will work with them through the disaffiliation process so the churches have the opportunity to leave the United Methodist Church in 2023.

Signed,
WNC Conference Board of Trustees