100's of congregations joining conservative United Methodist association
In an interview with The Christian Post, Ford said that Mission Charlottesville was built on “a missional model,” with the aim of maintaining “Wesleyan theology,” and to be overseen by a team “comprised of those gifted by the Holy Spirit to serve as apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher, and exhorter, to the end of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the advancement of the kingdom of God.”
Ford also explained that while he is no longer an ordained UMC clergyman, he and his church maintain a connection to a fairly new theologically conservative United Methodist group known as the Wesleyan Covenant Association....