Ganta, Feb. 25 -- Members of the breakaway faction of the United Methodist Church, now known as the Global Methodist Church, took control of the Sunday service at the Miller McAllister Global Methodist Church in Ganta, Nimba County, on February 18.

The service, which was poorly attended, became a platform for strong condemnation of the United Methodist Church's stance on same-sex marriage.

During the service, Rev. Ebenezer Belleh, a leader of the breakaway group, openly referred to the United Methodist Church as a "gay church."

He expressed strong opposition to the alleged involvement of the United Methodist Church in same-sex marriage practices and criticized both the United and Global Methodist churches for their perceived accepta...