Asbury Seminary Removed From United Methodist Church’s Approved Ordination School List
churchleadersThursday, June 25, 2026

Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, has been removed from the United Methodist Church’s (UMC) list of approved learning institutions for candidates for ordination in the UMC. According to Asbury, the decision was related to Asbury’s traditional stance on marriage, which clashes with the UMC’s recently revised stance, which affirms same-sex marriage.
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