“On May 1, I will no longer be a member of the United Methodist Church,” said Boyette, who has already been approved – effective Sunday - as a clergyperson in the new denomination. Its transitional doctrine includes a belief that marriage is between one man and one woman, and clergy must adhere to it – a core point of division in the UMC for decades.īoyette said he expects some churches and pastors to announce Sunday they are joining the Global Methodist Church.
“It’ll be more of a rolling celebration.” Keith Boyette, chairman of the new denomination’s Transitional Leadership Council and a United Methodist minister in Virginia. “This is the date that we can start receiving churches as they leave the United Methodist Church, and that’s going to occur over a considerable amount of time,” said the Rev.
