Kingsport Church Departs Methodist Conference Over Bureaucracy.

Cassidy United Methodist Church in Kingsport, Tennessee has disaffiliated from the Holston Conference after a two-year process. The main reason behind the decision is not related to LGBTQ+ representation, but rather the church's perception of the conference as too bureaucratic. The church has chosen to join the Congregational Methodist Church, which they feel fits their needs better. The main difference in procedures is how pastors are appointed to a church, with localities having more control under the Congregational Methodist Church's "call system".