Association of Independent Methodists
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For other independent Methodist connexions, see Independent Methodist.
The Association of Independent Methodists (AIM) is a fellowship of independent Methodist congregations that are aligned with the holiness movement. The Association is based in the United States, being founded in 1965 by churches who left the mainline Methodist Church because of disagreements on church government and doctrinal matters.[1] As of 2024, the denomination has 95 churches in 10 U.S. states, concentrated mostly in the Southern United States.[2]
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Association of Independent Methodists | |
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Type | Protestantism |
Classification | Methodism |
Orientation | Wesleyan-Holiness |
Polity | Congregational |
Leader | Rev. Hal Daigre, President |
Region | Worldwide (missions and 9 U.S. regions) |
Origin | 1965 Jackson, Mississippi |
Separated from | The Methodist Church |
Congregations | 95 in 10 U.S. states |
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