United Methodist Church cut Asbury from approved schools for clergy

United Methodist Church no longer approves Asbury Seminary for clergy

Asbury Theological Seminary is no longer approved by the United Methodist Church for training its clergy over issues including the school’s defense of traditional marriage.

United Methodist Church Drops Asbury Theological Seminary

The United Methodist Church has moved toward LGBTQ+ inclusion in recent years. Asbury Theological Seminary has not. The church decided their differences were irreconcilable. Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky has been training United Methodist Church ministers for decades, including some 4,000 clergy members. But its current United Methodist students will be its last, after the United Methodist Church recently dropped Asbury from its list o…

United Methodist Church cut Asbury from approved schools for clergy

Asbury Theological Seminary is no longer approved by the United Methodist Church for training its clergy over issues including the school’s defense of traditional marriage.