F.A.Q.
How many churches, what kind, and where have joined the Methodist Collegiate Church?
We have had inquiries and discussions with many churches. They are all disaffiliating churches from the UMC, and vary in size from very large to small. The process for Joining the MCC has not yet opened.
What’s the difference between the Methodist Collegiate Church and the Global Methodist Church?
The MCC is focused on empowering the local church and sharing leadership authority. We seek to limit the discipline at the Collegium level to doctrines we hold in common and the organizational and connectional structures we chose to employ. We emphasize connectionalism as an organizing principle.
What is the Methodist Collegiate Church stance on the authority of the Bible? How does it differ w/ the stances that the United Methodist Church leadership now takes?
The MCC Book of Doctrine embraces the Articles of Faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church first ratified in 1808. Article V of that document recognizes the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation. The MCC embraces the Quadrilateral as a teaching tool and recognizes the primacy of Scripture in its application.
How will pastors and staff be supported with their benefits and retirement with the Methodist Collegiate Church?
WestPath will continue to manage our pension plan. As we form, we will discuss the possibility of offering health insurance through the Collegium.
What requirements are there for churches to join the Methodist Collegiate Church? Will there be requirements for apportionments, trust clause, insurance, etc? What are the qualifications for churches to join the Methodist Collegiate Church?
A church entering the Collegium will be required to adhere to the MCC Book of Doctrine. There will be no trust clause. After a formation period, the member churches will proportionately support the Colleges and Collegium. Local churches will be required to provide insurance for their church.
How does the Methodist Collegiate Church improve on the process for ordination, education and rights for local pastors compared to the United Methodist Church?
The MCC will empower and train its clergy and lay leadership. Educational requirements will be clarified and made more flexible. Sacramental authority will be granted to Deacons and Licensed Lay Leaders in their context.
How will the Methodist Collegiate Church handle accountability from church leaders? What is the process to go through holding leaders accountable? How does it improve upon and solve issues currently found in the United Methodist Church?
The local church is responsible for holding its leaders accountable. The Commission on Ministry of the Collegium and the Deans of the Colleges and the Collegium will be available to assist the local church Pastor/Parish Relations committee. The Fellowships and Societies will work to build peer collegiality and accountability.
We have had inquiries and discussions with many churches. They are all disaffiliating churches from the UMC, and vary in size from very large to small. The process for Joining the MCC has not yet opened.
What’s the difference between the Methodist Collegiate Church and the Global Methodist Church?
The MCC is focused on empowering the local church and sharing leadership authority. We seek to limit the discipline at the Collegium level to doctrines we hold in common and the organizational and connectional structures we chose to employ. We emphasize connectionalism as an organizing principle.
What is the Methodist Collegiate Church stance on the authority of the Bible? How does it differ w/ the stances that the United Methodist Church leadership now takes?
The MCC Book of Doctrine embraces the Articles of Faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church first ratified in 1808. Article V of that document recognizes the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation. The MCC embraces the Quadrilateral as a teaching tool and recognizes the primacy of Scripture in its application.
How will pastors and staff be supported with their benefits and retirement with the Methodist Collegiate Church?
WestPath will continue to manage our pension plan. As we form, we will discuss the possibility of offering health insurance through the Collegium.
What requirements are there for churches to join the Methodist Collegiate Church? Will there be requirements for apportionments, trust clause, insurance, etc? What are the qualifications for churches to join the Methodist Collegiate Church?
A church entering the Collegium will be required to adhere to the MCC Book of Doctrine. There will be no trust clause. After a formation period, the member churches will proportionately support the Colleges and Collegium. Local churches will be required to provide insurance for their church.
How does the Methodist Collegiate Church improve on the process for ordination, education and rights for local pastors compared to the United Methodist Church?
The MCC will empower and train its clergy and lay leadership. Educational requirements will be clarified and made more flexible. Sacramental authority will be granted to Deacons and Licensed Lay Leaders in their context.
How will the Methodist Collegiate Church handle accountability from church leaders? What is the process to go through holding leaders accountable? How does it improve upon and solve issues currently found in the United Methodist Church?
The local church is responsible for holding its leaders accountable. The Commission on Ministry of the Collegium and the Deans of the Colleges and the Collegium will be available to assist the local church Pastor/Parish Relations committee. The Fellowships and Societies will work to build peer collegiality and accountability.
