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Revision as of 17:56, 25 December 2023
The North Alabama Provisional Conference of the Global Methodist Church is a regional unit of the Global Methodist Church in the process of formation. The Global Methodist Church is a Protestant denomination launched on May 1, 2022, to provide an organization for congregations wishing to leave the United Methodist Church for a more conservative body.
The North Alabama Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church met in special session in Birmingham on December 10, 2022, and approve the disaffiliation requests of many congregations. Additional disaffiliations were approved on May 11, 2023. Many Birmingham area congregations that disaffiliated remained independent. A few have identified as part of the Global Methodist Church. They include:
- Ashville First Methodist Church
- Bayview Methodist Church
- Christ Church (Methodist)
- Clearbranch Methodist Church
- Edgewater Methodist Church
- Good Hope Methodist Church
- Helena Methodist Church
- Hueytown First Methodist Church
- Jasper First Methodist Church
- Lester Memorial Methodist Church
- Leeds First Methodist Church
- Midway Methodist Church
- Morningstar Methodist Church, Chelsea
- Newcastle Methodist Church, Gardendale
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References
- Garrison, Greg (November 22, 2022) "United Methodist split update: Clearbranch votes to go; Trinity Homewood stays" The Birmingham News
- Garrison, Greg (December 10, 2022) "United Methodist split: 198 churches leave North Alabama Conference" The Birmingham News
- Garrison, Greg (December 12, 2022) "After split, Methodists go in different directions" The Birmingham News
- Garrison, Greg (April 11, 2023) "Another 132 North Alabama United Methodist churches disaffiliate: Trussville, Helena, Gardendale." AL.com