resulting in Methodist Episcopal Church South (pro slavery)
and Methodist Episcopal Church. (abolitionist)
In 1938 the two denominations reunited as the Methodist Church.
My church here in Fort Worth built a new sanctuary (groundbreaking in 1929) and another Methodist church nearby merged with our congregation in 1939. That congregation walked over to our new building (both churches were in downtown Fort Worth) for the dedication.
I do not know which one was MESouth but one of them was.
I fully expect our church to remain in the United Methodist Church. We may lose some members to the Global, but we should also gain members from the churches which join the Global.
This has been a very long hard road; it is a relief to finally see the fork ahead. I have always thought the conservative group believed they could soil the nest enough that the progressive churches would leave. Under Book of Discipline rules, all property is owned by the Conferences and would be surrendered by churches which left. I can just imagine them salivating over these properties. In the agreement, Conferences were allowed to waive the surrender of property, which is what happened here. As it turns out, the conservatives are doing the leaving.
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