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United Methodists delay meeting — and decision on splitting — to 2021

(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) "We're showing solidarity for all God's people," said Lynne Barrett, admiring the fashion statement of fellow church member Jon Jolley. The Rev. Rusty Butler and the congregation at Christ United Methodist Church were awash in rainbows during Sunday services, March 3, 2019, in a show of solidarity for its LGBTQ members. A decision on whether to split the faith over LGBTQ issues has been pushed back to 2021.