Global Methodist Church
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GwenGlobal Methodist Church Recommends Six Seminaries, Including Two Baptist-Affiliated Schools
Two Baptist-affiliated schools are among six “recommended educational institutions” approved by the new Global Methodist Church (GMC). The GMC is a breakaway group from The United Methodist Church...
Congregations Continue Leaving United Methodist Church, Mostly in the South, Amid Dispute Over Human Sexuality
The United Methodist Church (UMC), one of the largest denominations in the United States, is going through a significant split. The source says the division is rooted primarily...
Global Methodist Church Selects Rev. Mike Schafer as First Connectional Operations Officer
On Monday, June 3, 2024, the Global Methodist Church’s Transitional Leadership Council confirmed the Rev. Mike Schafer as the denomination’s first Connectional Operations Officer after an extensive search...
Filipino United Methodist leaders back Global Methodist Church, oppose Christmas Covenant regionalization
Today, United Methodists from across the Philippines released a “call to unity in holiness and truth” that expresses support for the emerging Global Methodist Church and opposes regionalization...
New Methodist Denomination, Global Methodist Church, Launches After Years of Debate Over LGBTQ Clergy and Same-Sex Marriage
The United Methodist Church, one of the largest Protestant denominations in the United States, is experiencing a schism over years of debate about same-sex marriage and the ordination...
IRD disputes New Yorker essay’s account of its role in United Methodist split
A blog post by the Juicy Ecumenism site responded to a recent article in *The New Yorker* that mentioned the Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD). The article,...
Global Methodist Church Adopts Articles of Faith, Elects Eight Bishops at Johannesburg, South Africa Conference
The Global Methodist Church adopted a new set of Articles of Faith and elected eight bishops to its first regular Assembly of Bishops as its General Conference concluded...
Tulsa, Oklahoma, church among thousands leaving United Methodist Church as exit window closes
Aaron Tiger, 39, now preaches at Christ Church on Harvard in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he thanked family and friends for welcoming him at a year-end Sunday service. Tiger...
United Methodist Delegates in Charlotte, NC, Repeal Ban on LGBTQ Clergy
United Methodist delegates at the General Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, repealed the church’s ban on LGBTQ clergy, according to the Houston Chronicle, which reported that the repeal...
