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Baylor University’s Truett Seminary and Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School are among the six “recommended” seminaries for clergy seeking ordination within the new Methodist body.
Differences over LGBTQ clergy ordination and marriage is separating the United Methodist Church nationwide
The Global Methodist Church started in 2022 as an alternative conservative denomination for departing United Methodists.
The Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church counts about 150,000 members in and around East Tennessee. Now, roughly 1 in 4 of the churches that comprise it are poised to exit the denomination, according to figures from a conference newsletter.
The decision comes as the United Methodist Church continues a dialogue about the denomination’s future, with the central question being the church’s relationship to LGBTQ individuals.