Global Methodist Church
| Global Methodist Church | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | GM Church |
| Classification | Christian |
| Orientation | Protestant |
| Scripture | Christian Bible |
| Theology | Methodist |
| Governance | Connectionalism (modified episcopal polity) |
| Connectional operations officer | The Rev. Mike Schafer |
| Origin | May 1, 2022 |
| Separated from | United Methodist Church (2022) |
| Congregations | 4,495 |
| Ministers | 4,504 |
| Official website | globalmethodist |
The Global Methodist Church (GM Church, or GMC) is a Methodist denomination within Protestant Christianity subscribing to views that were propounded by the conservative Confessing Movement. The denomination is headquartered in the United States and has a presence internationally. The Global Methodist Church was created as a result of a split with the United Methodist Church, after members departed to create a denomination seeking to uphold "theological and ethical Christian orthodoxy."
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. 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. The church allows both women and men to serve as clergy. As of 2024, the church is composed of nearly 4,500 congregations and a similar number of pastors.