The United Methodist Church’s accrediting body has decided that Asbury Theological Seminary will no longer be an approved school to prepare United Methodist clergy.
The University Senate’s decision comes after the Wesleyan-rooted, multidenominational seminary said it objected to the UMC’s revision of its social principles in 2024 that eliminated church teachings against the “the practice of homosexuality” and same-sex marriage.
The University Senate, at its June 17-18 closed-door meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, also decided to remove Northeastern Seminary, a Free Methodist-affiliated school, in Rochester, New York, from its approved list.
