Answer #1 (Stay UMC)
If the Administrative Board votes to enter a Discernment process and later a vote to disaffiliate is reached from a Church Conference, decisions would need to be made regarding this financial matter. We have received news that some churches are fundraising within their membership to pay the costs. The good news is that if we remain United Methodist and continue in our mission there would be no disaffiliation, meaning there would be no cost!
Answer #2 (Pro-Disaffiliation)
If we as a church voted to disaffiliate from the larger denomination, there would be several options to consider regarding the payment to disaffiliate. In many churches across our conference, there are donors who have financed the fee; other churches have taken out a loan; still other churches have had members who privately paid the fee.