DISCERNMENT PROCESS JOURNEY OF FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Discernment is a period of understanding the congregation, hearing from your membership about their hopes for the future and determining where God is calling your church. This process is grounded in information, communication, and prayer.
Discernment will not necessarily end in a vote. Discernment may end in conversation that agrees remaining a UMC congregation is best for your church and community or it may end in a conversation that agrees that leaving the UMC is best for your church and community. It might culminate in a vote of the church conference (membership of the church) asking them to self-determine their future affiliation as a congregation.
Here are some documents that you can dowload.
Texas Annual Conference Disaffiliation Timeline