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Encyclopedia: United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist, the largest mainline Christian denomination and, after the Southern Baptist Convention, the second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States. In 2004 worldwide membership was about 11 million members: 8.6 million in the United States, 2.4 million in Africa, Asia and Europe.
The history of this denomination is one of splits and mergers. In 1820, the Methodist Protestant Church split from the Methodist Episcopal Church over the issue of laity having a voice and vote in the administration of the church, insisting that clergy should not be the only ones to have any determination in how the church was to be operated. In 1844, the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church split into two conferences because of tensions over slavery and the power of bishops in the denomination. The two General Conferences, Methodist Episcopal Church (or northern section) and Methodist Episcopal Church, South remained separate until the 1939 merger of these two denominations plus a third, the Methodist Protestant Church, the resulting church being known as The Methodist Church. In 1968, The Methodist Church united with the Evangelical United Brethren, also a result of mergers, to become The United Methodist Church (UMC).
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(German) | Evangelisch-methodistische Kirche |
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Centenary College is a private college affiliated with the United Methodist Church and located in Hackettstown, New Jersey. It was founded in 1867 by the United Methodist Church and offers undergraduate studies and graduate studies. There are about 500 full-time and 400 part-time students. It...
The Amity Teachers Program is a program by the United Methodist Church to send volunteers to China to teach in rural Chinese universities and colleges. The program was founded in 1985 by Chinese Christians...
Baker is a small university of less than 1000 students and is located in Baldwin City, Kansas. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...
Dillard University is a private liberal arts college in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1869 and historically African-American, it is affiliated with the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church...
LaGrange College is the oldest private college in Georgia (it was founded in 1831), and is located in LaGrange. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church, and has a student body of approximately 1,000. LaGrange College's website...
Lambuth Univeristy is a small, co-educational, liberal arts university located in Jackson, Tennessee. It is associated with the United Methodist Church and is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics...
The Evangelical United Brethren is an American Protestant church which was formed in 1946 by the merger of the Evangelical Association with the United Brethren in Christ. The Evangelical United Brethren subsequently merged with The Methodist Church in 1968 to form the United Methodist Church...
Greensboro College is a four year, independent, coeducational institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1838. The College enrolls nearly 1,200 students from approximately 30 states and more than 20 foreign countries. The...
Hamline University was founded in 1854 in Red Wing, Minnesota as the first institution of higher education in the state. Since 1880, it has been located in St. Paul, Minnesota. Hamline has an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...
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