Methodist Protestant Church
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The Methodist Protestant Church was a 19th- and 20th-century American Methodist denomination formed in opposition to episcopal authority and later united into what became The Methodist Church.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Methodist Church (USA) | 2 |
| Methodist Protestant Church canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
ⓘ
Methodist denomination ⓘ Protestant denomination ⓘ |
| activityPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| churchPolity | congregational-representative polity ⓘ |
| classification | non-episcopal Methodist body ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1939 ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Arminian soteriology
ⓘ
emphasis on free grace ⓘ emphasis on personal holiness ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalStructure |
annual conferences
ⓘ
general conference ⓘ |
| emphasis |
democratic church governance
ⓘ
lay participation in conferences ⓘ |
| founded |
1828
ⓘ
1829 ⓘ |
| governanceFeature |
absence of bishops
ⓘ
greater lay representation ⓘ |
| hasClergy | ordained ministers without episcopal hierarchy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major non-episcopal branch of American Methodism before 1939 union ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Wesley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Methodist Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mergedInto | The Methodist Church (USA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedToForm | The Methodist Church in 1939 ⓘ |
| mergedWith |
Methodist Episcopal Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Methodist Episcopal Church, South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | episcopal authority ⓘ |
| orientation | evangelical Protestant ⓘ |
| originLocation | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentReligion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| partOf | American Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForFormation |
desire for lay representation in church governance
ⓘ
opposition to episcopal authority in Methodist Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| region |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripture | Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Methodist Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct denomination ⓘ |
| successor | The Methodist Church (USA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theology | Wesleyan-Arminian theology ⓘ |
| tradition | Wesleyan-Holiness tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ultimateSuccessor | United Methodist Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | Methodist liturgical tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Methodist Church (USA)
this entity surface form:
The Methodist Church (USA)