Click here to read original story posted Jan. 23, 2026. By Loretta Fulton In a couple of years, nobody will recognize Wylie Methodist Church following Sunday’s groundbreaking for a major expansion that will result in an entirely different look. When completed, the construction project will include an 8,200-square-foot sanctuary, a new gym, covered play area, and small group meeting rooms
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By Loretta Fulton Wylie Methodist Church is about to undergo its second major transformation in the past four years. The first one came on Sept. 27, 2022, when the congregation voted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church and join the Global Methodist Church, which launched May 1, 2022. The next change will affect the church’s appearance when ground is
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By LORETTA FULTON The United Methodist Church is united no more. A number of local congregations have voted to disaffiliate with the UMC and join the new Global Methodist Church. That trend is expected to continue in Abilene and across the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, a regional jurisdiction. For those who have voted to disaffiliate, the change takes effect Jan.
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By LORETTA FULTON After spending parts of 14 summers at Duke Divinity School, Cisco College, McMurry University and Asbury Theological Seminary, Jeff Hatcher finally has made it. On June 7, Hatcher, who is pastor of Wylie United Methodist Church, was ordained as an elder in full connection — a United Methodist clergy classification — during the annual meeting of the
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