My cousin ended up getting recruited (mostly for her liberal beliefs and persuasion) to be a minister for the UMC. She got a complete tuition deal and was fully accredited by these guys.
Her background in Biblical studies? Barely worth noting. They tend to do a lot of philosophical debates and work closely on social issues mostly. If you look at the typical membership now...it’s entirely middle and lower-class families...those on the borderline of poverty. You almost get the impression of a recruitment wing for some liberal group.
I don’t want to dump on the church...but they aren’t exactly being honest in their words or actions.
It's becoming plain to see that the UMC has morphed into a dump.
Instead of concentrating on saving souls and preaching the Gospel the UMC, like a few other pseudo-Christian denominations have decided to move away from their original mission and muddle things up worse than the current communist administration.
I predict a further exodus from the UMC.