Methodist / Statement of Faith / Article 21
The Church
Of the Marriage of Ministers
The ministers of Christ are not commanded by God's law either to vow the estate of single life, or to abstain from marriage; therefore it is lawful for them, as for all other Christians, to marry at their own discretion, as they shall judge the same to serve best to godliness.
The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
— 1 Timothy 3:2 (WEB)
Note
Methodist clergy may marry. The article was directed against mandatory clerical celibacy.
Bible references
1 Corinthians 7:1-9 · 1 Corinthians 9:5 · 1 Timothy 3:2-5 · 1 Timothy 4:1-3 · Titus 1:6 · Hebrews 13:4