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United Methodist Church seeker to member journey

The study revealed the Seeker path to finding a United Methodist Church is part of a bigger journey of finding oneself. The value a UMC delivers is recognizing and including all. Seekers are not as likely to be looking for a certain denomination as they are for a like-minded community. Image by StockSnap, from Pixabay.com.
The study revealed the Seeker path to finding a United Methodist Church is part of a bigger journey of finding oneself. The value a UMC delivers is recognizing and including all. Seekers are not as likely to be looking for a certain denomination as they are for a like-minded community. Image by StockSnap, from Pixabay.com.

The study revealed the Seeker path to finding a United Methodist Church is part of a bigger journey of finding oneself. The value a UMC delivers is recognizing and including all. Seekers are not as likely to be looking for a certain denomination as they are for a like-minded community.

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