United Methodist Church.
Methodist Mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States
Seminary School Removed from Church’s Approved List for Ordination.
Sometimes a split has been coming for so long that, by the time it finally happens, nobody is really surprised. That’s pretty much where things stand between Asbury Theological Seminary and the United Methodist Church. After more than four decades as an approved institution for training United Methodist clergy, Asbury announced that it has officially […]
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About United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide Mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in Africa, the Philippines, Europe, and the United States claiming 10 million members, and is a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelicalism. The present denomination was founded in 1968 in Dallas by union of the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, and is shaped by the voluntary separation of 25% of the United States churches leading up to the delayed 2020 General Conference held in 2024. The UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley in England, as well as the Great Awakening in the United States. As such, the church's theological orientation is decidedly Wesleyan. It embraces liturgical worship, holiness, and evangelical elements. According to its Book of Discipline, "The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world."
Everything about United Methodist Church →- Country
- United States
- Inception
- 1968
- Website
- http://www.umc.org/, https://www.umc.org/