Home›Sources›Glossary: Methodist Episcopal Church, South, The (UMC.org)SourcesGlossary: Methodist Episcopal Church, South, The (UMC.org)Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Glossary: Methodist Episcopal Church, South, The (UMC.org)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/glossary-methodist-episcopal-church-south-umc-org.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Glossary: Methodist Episcopal Church, South, The (UMC.org). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/glossary-methodist-episcopal-church-south-umc-orgCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-glossary-methodist-episcopal-church-sout, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Glossary: Methodist Episcopal Church, South, The (UMC.org)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/glossary-methodist-episcopal-church-south-umc-org}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe United Methodist Church's own glossary entry on the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, one of its four direct predecessor bodies, formed in 1845 to 1846 after the 1844 General Conference's controversy over a slaveholding bishop, and reunited with the northern Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church in 1939.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The United Methodist Church's own glossary entry on one of its four direct predecessor bodies, naming the 1844 slavery controversy, the 1845 to 1846 formation and the 1939 reunification in its own words.NotesWell-attestedThe 1844 General Conference debate over Bishop James O. Andrew of Georgia, who by marriage became a slaveholder, produced a Plan of Separation; southern delegates convened at Louisville in May 1845 and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South held its first General Conference in 1846. It reunited with The Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Protestant Church in 1939 to form The Methodist Church, itself later a predecessor of the United Methodist Church formed in 1968.CitationAuthorWell-attestedThe United Methodist ChurchPublisherWell-attestedUnited Methodist CommunicationsURLWell-attestedhttps://www.umc.org/en/content/glossary-methodist-episcopal-church-south-theSource TypeWell-attestedOfficial denominational historyCustodianCustodian SourceWell-attestedYesCustodian BodyWell-attestedThe United Methodist ChurchCustodian BasisWell-attestedThe present-day denomination's own historical glossary, describing one of its own four direct predecessor bodies.Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 10 claims: 10 well-attested.Denominations, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested11DenominationsThe United Methodist ChurchSourcesGlossary: Methodist Episcopal Church, South, The (UMC.org)General References1DenominationsThe United Methodist ChurchComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year