History Part of a series onįurther information: History of Methodism in the United States As of 2023, the church says it is composed of nearly 3,000 congregations and over 3,200 clergy members. Its doctrines, which are aligned with Wesleyan-Arminian theology, are contained in the Transitional Book of Doctrines and Discipline, its Book of Discipline, and in The Catechism of the Global Methodist Church.
Congregations that left the UMC to form the Global Methodist Church opposed recognition of same-sex marriage and the ordination of non-celibate gay clergy. The Global Methodist Church was created as a result of a schism with the United Methodist Church (UMC). The denomination is headquartered in the United States and has a presence internationally. The Global Methodist Church ( GM Church, or GMC) is a Methodist denomination of Protestant Christianity subscribing to views consistent with the conservative Confessing Movement. Protestant Wesleyan Christian denominationĮvangelical Methodist Church in Croatia (2022)