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The '''United Methodist Church''' ('''UMC''') was the largest [[Methodism|Methodist]] denomination and was the largest [[Mainline]] Protestant denomination in the U.S.A. In 2020, the [[LGBTQ]] movement took control of its leadership, with a final vote scheduled in May in [[Minneapolis]] on an exit by [[conservative]] congregations.<ref>https://cdnsc.umc.org/-/media/umc-media/2020/01/03/15/48/Protocol-of-Reconciliation-and-Grace-through-Separation</ref><ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/16/united-methodist-church-splintering-costing-millions/73334300007/</ref><ref>https://juicyecumenism.com/2024/11/25/united-methodist-collapse/</ref>.These [[conservative]] congregations formed the [[Global Methodist Church]]<ref>https://afn.net/church/2025/08/22/new-global-methodist-church-thrives-with-fresh-wind-of-the-holy-spirit/</ref>.  This takeover by the [[Leftist|Left]] -- despite how traditionalists won the debate and vote at the most recent annual church conference in 2019 -- illustrates [[O’Sullivan’s First Law]].

The '''United Methodist Church''' ('''UMC''') was the largest [[Methodism|Methodist]] denomination and was the largest [[Mainline]] Protestant denomination in the U.S.A. In 2020, the [[LGBTQ]] movement took control of its leadership, with a final vote scheduled in May in [[Minneapolis]] on an exit by [[conservative]] congregations.<ref>https://cdnsc.umc.org/-/media/umc-media/2020/01/03/15/48/Protocol-of-Reconciliation-and-Grace-through-Separation</ref><ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/16/united-methodist-church-splintering-costing-millions/73334300007/</ref><ref>https://juicyecumenism.com/2024/11/25/united-methodist-collapse/</ref>.These [[conservative]] congregations formed the [[Global Methodist Church]]<ref>https://afn.net/church/2025/08/22/new-global-methodist-church-thrives-with-fresh-wind-of-the-holy-spirit/</ref>.  This takeover by the [[Leftist|Left]] -- despite how traditionalists won the debate and vote at the most recent annual church conference in 2019 -- illustrates [[O’Sullivan’s First Law]].

It was formed from numerous mergers of American churches dating back to the 18th century. Because of the abolitionist controversy, the Methodist Episcopal Church suffered the withdrawal of members who founded the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the [[Free Methodist Church]] shortly before the Civil War and, in addition, the church split North and South in 1844 over the slavery issue. That split was ended when the Northern and Southern branches reunited in 1939 (along with most of the small Methodist Protestant Church) to form the "The Methodist Church (USA)." In 1968 it merged with the historically-German Evangelical United Brethren Church to form the United Methodist Church.  

UMC was formed from numerous mergers of American churches dating back to the 18th century. Because of the abolitionist controversy, the Methodist Episcopal Church suffered the withdrawal of members who founded the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the [[Free Methodist Church]] shortly before the Civil War and, in addition, the church split North and South in 1844 over the slavery issue. That split was ended when the Northern and Southern branches reunited in 1939 (along with most of the small Methodist Protestant Church) to form the "The Methodist Church (USA)." In 1968 it merged with the historically-German Evangelical United Brethren Church to form the United Methodist Church.  

In the [[United States]], it ranked as the second largest Protestant church (8 million and 1.5 million more worldwide) after the [[Southern Baptist Convention]].  Overall, the United Methodist Church was the third largest Christian church in America, including the [[Roman Catholic Church]].

In the [[United States]], it ranked as the second largest Protestant church (8 million and 1.5 million more worldwide) after the [[Southern Baptist Convention]].  Overall, the United Methodist Church was the third largest Christian church in America, including the [[Roman Catholic Church]].