Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 17 minutes ago
Before telling your church leaders that you might divorce, watch this! In this episode, we discuss the importance of understanding your denomination's official stance on divorce before bringing it up in church, especially for those in destructive marriages.
We highlight a comprehensive chart comparing the divorce policies of 40 denominations on various serious grounds such as sexual immorality, physical violence, emotional abuse, severe addictions, and abandonment.
LINK TO Download 9-page comparison chart of more than 40 denominations and churches. Go to lifesavingdivorce.com/comparison and click on the link.
Learn which denominations allow divorce for these reasons and which do not, supported by direct links to their official statements. This essential information helps you anticipate the level of support or resistance you might encounter. Download the full chart at lifesavingdivorce.com/comparison.
00:00 Church Policies on Divorce: Denominational Differences & Key Insights
00:03 Introduction
00:23 Common Grounds for Divorce
00:54 Denominational Comparison Chart
01:24 Church Autonomy vs. Denominational Influence
01:58 Examples: Other Denominations
02:13 Conclusion and Resources
ABOUT
Gretchen Baskerville is a Christian divorce recovery leader and author. She began leading support groups for single mothers in conservative churches in the Los Angeles area in 1998 and now focuses primarily on reaching people online.
For more than 25 years, Gretchen has helped women and men of faith find strength, courage, and healing through the challenges of life-saving divorce. She listens with empathy to those recovering from domestic violence, betrayal, infidelity, addiction, and emotional abuse.
A survivor of a toxic marriage herself, Gretchen understands the journey of rebuilding after loss. Following her own life-saving divorce and years as a single mother, she is now happily remarried.
She is a graduate of Wheaton College with a degree in Bible and Christian Education.
For more information:
Website and Blog: https://www.LifeSavingDivorce.com
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lifesavingdivorce.bsky.social
Facebook facebook.com/lifesavingdivorce
Instagram instagram.com/gretchenbaskerville
You Tube youtube.com/@lifesavingdivorce
Twitter twitter.com/GGBaskerville
What's a Life-Saving Divorce? A Life-Saving Divorce is a divorce for serious reasons: a pattern of sexual immorality, physical violence, chronic emotional abuse, felony behavior, family-crushing addictions, or abandonment/neglect.
My Book: "The Life-Saving Divorce: Hope for People Leaving Destructive Relationships"
Paperback or eBook: amzn.to/3J3vXa7
or AUDIOBOOK: amzn.to/4f52Mh4
Or get it from Gumroad (for those who share an Amazon account with their abuser): Download the EPUB and PDF at gumroad.com/lsp
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Before telling your church leaders that you might divorce, watch this! In this episode, we discuss the importance of understanding your denomination's official stance on divorce before bringing it up in church, especially for those in destructive marriages.
We highlight a comprehensive chart comparing the divorce policies of 40 denominations on various serious grounds such as sexual immorality, physical violence, emotional abuse, severe addictions, and abandonment.
LINK TO Download 9-page comparison chart of more than 40 denominations and churches. Go to lifesavingdivorce.com/comparison and click on the link.
Learn which denominations allow divorce for these reasons and which do not, supported by direct links to their official statements. This essential information helps you anticipate the level of support or resistance you might encounter. Download the full chart at lifesavingdivorce.com/comparison.
00:00 Church Policies on Divorce: Denominational Differences & Key Insights
00:03 Introduction
00:23 Common Grounds for Divorce
00:54 Denominational Comparison Chart
01:24 Church Autonomy vs. Denominational Influence
01:58 Examples: Other Denominations
02:13 Conclusion and Resources
ABOUT
Gretchen Baskerville is a Christian divorce recovery leader and author. She began leading support groups for single mothers in conservative churches in the Los Angeles area in 1998 and now focuses primarily on reaching people online.
For more than 25 years, Gretchen has helped women and men of faith find strength, courage, and healing through the challenges of life-saving divorce. She listens with empathy to those recovering from domestic violence, betrayal, infidelity, addiction, and emotional abuse.
A survivor of a toxic marriage herself, Gretchen understands the journey of rebuilding after loss. Following her own life-saving divorce and years as a single mother, she is now happily remarried.
She is a graduate of Wheaton College with a degree in Bible and Christian Education.
For more information:
Website and Blog: https://www.LifeSavingDivorce.com
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lifesavingdivorce.bsky.social
Facebook facebook.com/lifesavingdivorce
Instagram instagram.com/gretchenbaskerville
You Tube youtube.com/@lifesavingdivorce
Twitter twitter.com/GGBaskerville
What's a Life-Saving Divorce? A Life-Saving Divorce is a divorce for serious reasons: a pattern of sexual immorality, physical violence, chronic emotional abuse, felony behavior, family-crushing addictions, or abandonment/neglect.
My Book: "The Life-Saving Divorce: Hope for People Leaving Destructive Relationships"
Paperback or eBook: amzn.to/3J3vXa7
or AUDIOBOOK: amzn.to/4f52Mh4
Or get it from Gumroad (for those who share an Amazon account with their abuser): Download the EPUB and PDF at gumroad.com/lsp
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
