The vast majority of "UPC" churches are not UPC. What I mean by that is, a church is NOT UPC unless it becomes affiliated. If it becomes affiliated, then it is ultimately under the control/oversight of the District. Different districts exercise varying degrees of control. The oversight really comes into play when the pastorate is vacant or the church closes.
Now, what you're talking about is different. Sometimes a person was divorced before they were saved, and since the scripture states that judgment begins at the "house of God" most interpret that to mean that whatever happened before you were saved is under the blood and doesn't count.
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