United Methodist Church

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Christian denomination Methodist denomination Protestant denomination mainline Protestant denomination

The United Methodist Church is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination known for its Wesleyan theology, connectional polity, and significant influence on religious, educational, and social institutions worldwide.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
United Methodist Church canonical 148
United Methodist 3
The United Methodist Church 2

Statements (115)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination ⓘ
Methodist denomination ⓘ
Protestant denomination ⓘ
mainline Protestant denomination ⓘ
allows consecration of women as bishops ⓘ
ordination of women as deacons ⓘ
ordination of women as elders ⓘ
believesIn Trinity ⓘ
justification by faith ⓘ
creed Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
surface form: Apostles' Creed

Nicene Creed ⓘ
dateFounded 1968 ⓘ
denominationalFamily Wesleyan-Holiness tradition ⓘ
doctrine Articles of Religion ⓘ
Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church ⓘ
General Rules of the Methodist Church ⓘ
emergedFrom Evangelical Association ⓘ
Methodist Episcopal Church ⓘ
United Brethren in Christ ⓘ
emphasizes Christian perfection ⓘ
justifying grace ⓘ
personal holiness ⓘ
prevenient grace ⓘ
sanctifying grace ⓘ
social holiness ⓘ
followsTraditionOf John Wesley ⓘ
Methodism ⓘ
foundedBy merger of Methodist Church and Evangelical United Brethren Church ⓘ
hasClergyOrder deacons ⓘ
elders ⓘ
licensed local pastors ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Boston University School of Theology ⓘ
Candler School of Theology ⓘ
Claremont School of Theology ⓘ
Duke Divinity School ⓘ
Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary ⓘ
surface form: Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Iliff School of Theology ⓘ
Methodist-related colleges and universities worldwide ⓘ
Perkins School of Theology ⓘ
Saint Paul School of Theology ⓘ
United Theological Seminary (Dayton, Ohio) ⓘ
Wesley Theological Seminary ⓘ
hasGlobalPresenceIn Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasGoverningBody Connectional Table ⓘ
Council of Bishops ⓘ
General Board of Church and Society ⓘ
General Board of Discipleship ⓘ
General Board of Global Ministries ⓘ
General Board of Higher Education and Ministry ⓘ
General Board of Pension and Health Benefits ⓘ
General Commission on Archives and History ⓘ
General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns ⓘ
General Commission on Communication ⓘ
General Commission on Religion and Race ⓘ
General Commission on United Methodist Men ⓘ
General Commission on the General Conference ⓘ
General Commission on the Status and Role of Women ⓘ
General Conference ⓘ
General Council on Finance and Administration ⓘ
Judicial Council ⓘ
hasInternalIssue debates over LGBTQ inclusion ⓘ
regional and theological divisions ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle bishop ⓘ
general secretary ⓘ
president of the Council of Bishops ⓘ
hasMissionAgency Global Ministries ⓘ
United Methodist Committee on Relief ⓘ
hasSacrament Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form: Holy Communion

baptism ⓘ
hasSocialStance advocacy for the poor and marginalized ⓘ
historical opposition to alcohol consumption ⓘ
official opposition to same-sex marriage (as of early 2020s Book of Discipline) ⓘ
opposition to gambling ⓘ
prohibition on ordination of self-avowed practicing homosexuals (as of early 2020s Book of Discipline) ⓘ
strong emphasis on social justice ⓘ
support for public education ⓘ
support for women in ordained ministry ⓘ
temperance tradition ⓘ
varied positions on human sexuality ⓘ
hasSplit Free Methodist Church ⓘ
surface form: Free Methodist Church (historical Methodist family, not direct split in 1968)

Global Methodist Church ⓘ
hasStructure annual conferences ⓘ
central conferences ⓘ
districts ⓘ
jurisdictional conferences ⓘ
local churches ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.umc.org ⓘ
headquartersLocation Nashville ⓘ
surface form: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
language English ⓘ
multiple languages worldwide ⓘ
liturgicalTradition Wesleyan liturgical tradition ⓘ
uses Revised Common Lectionary (in many congregations) ⓘ
memberOf National Council of Churches ⓘ
World Communion of Reformed Churches ⓘ
surface form: World Communion of Reformed Churches (associate member)

World Council of Churches ⓘ
World Methodist Council ⓘ
orientation Arminian ⓘ
placeFounded Dallas, Texas ⓘ
surface form: Dallas, Texas, United States
polity connectional polity ⓘ
practices believer's baptism by affusion ⓘ
infant baptism ⓘ
open communion ⓘ
publishes Interpreter (magazine, historical) ⓘ
UM News Service ⓘ
regionOfInfluence worldwide ⓘ
theology Wesleyan theology ⓘ
usesText The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church ⓘ
The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church ⓘ
The United Methodist Book of Worship ⓘ
The United Methodist Hymnal ⓘ

Referenced by (164)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern Methodist University → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
American Protestantism → hasOrganization → United Methodist Church ⓘ
New Revised Standard Version → liturgicalUse → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America → hasFullCommunionWith → United Methodist Church ⓘ
American University → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Methodist churches → hasSubtradition → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Boston University → founder → United Methodist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Methodist Episcopal Church
North Central College → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Aoyama Gakuin University → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
High Point University → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Clark Atlanta University → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Emory College → associatedWith → United Methodist Church ⓘ
LaGrange College → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences → religiousAffiliationOfParent → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Meadows School of the Arts → affiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Dedman School of Law → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Emory University → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Duke Chapel → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Duke Chapel → denomination → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Centenary College of Louisiana → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Candler School of Theology → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Candler School of Theology → servesDenomination → United Methodist Church ⓘ
University of Indianapolis → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Willamette University → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Africa University → affiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Africa University → isPartOf → United Methodist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Methodist Church education system
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church → sharesTraditionWith → United Methodist Church ⓘ
University of Puget Sound → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Methodist Church (historical affiliation)
Alaska Pacific University → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Millsaps College → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Bethune–Cookman University → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Texas Wesleyan University → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Methodist
Hamline University → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Hamline University → affiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
First United Methodist Church (Marianna, Florida) → denomination → United Methodist Church ⓘ
First United Methodist Church (Marianna, Florida) → affiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
University of Evansville → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Randolph-Macon Academy → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Methodist Episcopal Church → ultimateSuccessor → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Huntingdon College → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Union College (Kentucky) → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Virginia Wesleyan University → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Morningside College → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Methodism → hasMajorBranch → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Philander Smith University → affiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Clark College → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Cornell College → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
SMU campus → affiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Wiley College → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ
Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary → religiousAffiliation → United Methodist Church ⓘ