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The Southern Methodist Church is a conservative Protestant Christian
Christianity

Christianity is a Monotheistic religion #Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as New Testament view on Jesus' life....
 denomination with churches located in the southern
Southern United States

The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States....
 part of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The church's ministries offices are located in Orangeburg, South Carolina
Orangeburg, South Carolina

Orangeburg, also known as "The Garden City," is the principal city and county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States....
.

The church was formed in 1940 by conservative members of the former Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Episcopal Church, South

The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, or Methodist Episcopal Church South, was the so-called "Southern Methodist Church" resulting from the split over the issue of slavery in the Methodist Episcopal Church which had been brewing over several years until it came out into the open at a conference held in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1844....
, which in 1939 had reunited with the Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church

The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States....
 to form the Methodist Church
United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Church is a Christian Church that understands itself to be a part of the one Holy catholic Church of Jesus Christ and the Communion of Saints....
, nearly 100 years after a split in 1844 as result of divisions over slavery.

The Southern Methodist Church has approximately 105 churches and 6,300 members located from Maryland to Florida, and from South Carolina to Texas.






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The Southern Methodist Church is a conservative Protestant Christian
Christianity

Christianity is a Monotheistic religion #Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as New Testament view on Jesus' life....
 denomination with churches located in the southern
Southern United States

The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States....
 part of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The church's ministries offices are located in Orangeburg, South Carolina
Orangeburg, South Carolina

Orangeburg, also known as "The Garden City," is the principal city and county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States....
.

The church was formed in 1940 by conservative members of the former Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Episcopal Church, South

The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, or Methodist Episcopal Church South, was the so-called "Southern Methodist Church" resulting from the split over the issue of slavery in the Methodist Episcopal Church which had been brewing over several years until it came out into the open at a conference held in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1844....
, which in 1939 had reunited with the Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church

The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States....
 to form the Methodist Church
United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Church is a Christian Church that understands itself to be a part of the one Holy catholic Church of Jesus Christ and the Communion of Saints....
, nearly 100 years after a split in 1844 as result of divisions over slavery.

The Southern Methodist Church has approximately 105 churches and 6,300 members located from Maryland to Florida, and from South Carolina to Texas. The denomination describes itself as seeking "to continue the doctrinal heritage of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Episcopal Church, South

The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, or Methodist Episcopal Church South, was the so-called "Southern Methodist Church" resulting from the split over the issue of slavery in the Methodist Episcopal Church which had been brewing over several years until it came out into the open at a conference held in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1844....
 and to spread the message of salvation and Biblical holiness that John Wesley
John Wesley

John Wesley was an Anglican cleric and Christian Christian theologian who founded the Arminianism Methodism. The Wesley Methodist Movement began when Wesley took over open-air preaching started by George Whitefield at Hanham, Kingswood, and Bristol....
 preached."

The church denomination maintains Southern Methodist College, an accredited four-year Bible college with a Christian liberal arts and ministerial program, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, near the church's ministries offices. The denomination also supports missionaries through its foreign missions ministry. The Woman's Missionary Society (WMS), the Epworth League children and youth program, and the Cartwright Men's Fellowship serve as specialized ministry and training efforts within the local churches and on the district and conference levels.

See also

  • Methodism
    Methodism

    Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by John Wesley and his younger brother Charles Wesley that sought to keep Methodism as a Revivalism movement within the Church of England....
  • Methodist Episcopal Church, South
    Methodist Episcopal Church, South

    The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, or Methodist Episcopal Church South, was the so-called "Southern Methodist Church" resulting from the split over the issue of slavery in the Methodist Episcopal Church which had been brewing over several years until it came out into the open at a conference held in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1844....
  • United Methodist Church
    United Methodist Church

    The United Methodist Church is a Christian Church that understands itself to be a part of the one Holy catholic Church of Jesus Christ and the Communion of Saints....
  • Southern Congregational Methodist Church
    Southern Congregational Methodist Church

    The Southern Congregational Methodist Church is a small, theologically-conservative Christian denomination with 29 churches located in the southeastern part of the United States....


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