Two local churches joined a total of 294 formerly United Methodist Churches that voted to disaffiliate from the UMC. Congregations from both Tapp Methodist and Red Bayou Methodist churches went through the disaffiliation process in the last few months, and the process was finalized at a special session of the Texas Annual Conference held on December 3, 2022. month.

Pastors from both local churches weighed in on the disaffiliation of their churches. John Barfield, pastor at Red Bayou Methodist Chu...