North Georgia halted disaffiliations. Then a Dalton Methodist pastor left his church behind — and started a new congregation
In late December, some Methodists sensed a betrayal.
Andrew Schwartz
Andrew Schwartz covers religion for the Chattanooga Times Free Press. His reporting, primarily on labor and political movements, has appeared in The New Republic, Mother Jones, In These Times, High Country News, Dissent, The Baffler, and on NPR member stations. He previously worked as a general assignment reporter with the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, a local newspaper in Washington State.
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