Texas Supreme Court Rules UMC Can Sue SMU Over Attempted Denomination Exit

Texas Supreme Court Rules UMC Can Sue SMU Over Attempted Denomination Exit

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a regional body of The United Methodist Church (UMC) can pursue legal action against Southern Methodist University (SMU) over its effort to disaffiliate from the denomination. Founded in 1911 by the predecessor denomination of the UMC, SMU is home to the Perkins School of Theology, which is one of 13 UMC seminaries receiving aid from the denomination’s Ministerial Education Fund.
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