Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

In 1845, as a result of the North-South tensions, the Methodist Episcopal Church conferences in the Southern states withdrew to form the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In 1874 at the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South held in Louisville, Kentucky, a Board of Commissioners was appointed to meet with a similar board from the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC). The Board was empowered to begin talks the MEC board that would resolve differences between the two denominations and result in unification. In 1939 the two joined back together, along with the Methodist Protestant Church, to form the Methodist Church.

From the description of Proceedings of Board of Commissioners, 1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122463397