Congregational Methodist Church
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The Congregational Methodist Church is a Christian denomination in the Southern United States. It is within the Holiness movement and has its theological roots in the teachings of John Wesley.
The CMC was founded in 1852 when several churches split from the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in an attempt to blend Methodist doctrine with congregational polity. From the website:
We are Methodist in the tradition of John Wesley, Wesleyan-Arminian in doctrine, congregational in our system of worship, republican or representative in our system of government, connectional in nature, missionary in outlook, evangelistic in endeavor, and cooperative in spirit. (Each local church calls its pastor, owns its property, and sets its budget.)
