“I Can’t Serve a Church That Redefines God’s Word,” United Methodist Church Women’s President Resigns in Protest of Regionalization

Monrovia, Liberia: A major spiritual and leadership crisis has rocked the United Methodist Church in Liberia as the president of the Conference Women, Dr. Muriel V. Nelson, has resigned in protest—of the church’s approval of the regionalization policy, which seems to support same-sex marriage.

Dr. Nelson has not only stepped down from her role as president of the United Methodist Women Conference but has also severed all ties with the United Methodist Church, taking immediate effect.

Her resignation comes in the wake of the Liberia Annual Conference’s recent decision to endorse the regionalization policy—an administrative shift viewed by some members as a compromise of Biblical values and the church’s doctrine.

The clergywoman pointed out what she described as “new changes” approved by the UMC’s 2020/2024 General Conference, which include the legalization of homosexuality, the ordination of openly gay clergy, and the redefinition of marriage.

“These decisions have fractured the women’s ministry,” she added.

In her letter of resignation copy obtained by K NEWS to the Liberia Annual Conference and West Africa Central Conference Women, Dr. Nelson reminded the church that the Women’s Organization is autonomous and guided by its own spiritual convictions, a conviction she dare not compromise.

She stressed that her choice to part ways with the Methodist Church is not driven by rumors or power struggles, but by sincere prayer, unwavering faith, and the need to remain grounded in Biblical principles.

“As this new quadrennial brings these unfamiliar changes,” she declared, “I will not go forward serving as an executive in a church that rebrands its identity away from God's Word.”

Dr. Nelson is now calling on women across Liberia—from local churches to national levels—to make personal, prayerful decisions about where and how they choose to serve God in peace.

Her resignation sends a clear message: the ideological divide within the Global Methodist Church is no longer just theological—it’s personal and deeply spiritual.

In regions like Liberia, where conservative Christian values run deep, the global church’s liberal shift is igniting walkouts and soul-searching.

As more leaders take a stand, the question now is, how long before the UMC in Africa officially parts ways with the global denomination?