Holding: Churches seeking to disaffiliate from the UMC over doctrinal disagreements cannot pursue claims requiring civil court interpretation of ecclesiastical doctrine under the Establishment Clause.
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Methodist Churches v. Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church is a Church & State case decided by the State Appellate Court in 2024. The court held that churches seeking to disaffiliate from the UMC over doctrinal disagreements cannot pursue claims requiring civil court interpretation of ecclesiastical doctrine under the Establishment Clause.