Epworth League
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Epworth League was a Methodist young adult organization focused on religious education, spiritual growth, and social service within the church.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Methodist youth organization
ⓘ
religious organization ⓘ |
| activity |
Bible study
ⓘ
Christian fellowship events ⓘ literary programs ⓘ missionary education ⓘ prayer meetings ⓘ social service projects ⓘ |
| corePractice |
personal piety
ⓘ
service to the poor ⓘ social holiness ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolution | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| emphasis |
lay leadership development
ⓘ
missionary interest ⓘ temperance and moral reform ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian education
ⓘ
social reform ⓘ youth ministry ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Methodist Episcopal Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Methodist Episcopal Church, South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Look up, lift up ⓘ |
| ideology | Methodism ⓘ |
| inception | 1889 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locationOfInception | Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetingFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Methodist Youth Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Epworth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
birthplace of John Wesley ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure |
conference organizations
ⓘ
district organizations ⓘ general board ⓘ local chapters ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Methodist Episcopal Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Methodist Episcopal Church, South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
religious education
ⓘ
social service ⓘ spiritual growth ⓘ training young people for Christian service ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Canada
ⓘ
North America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Methodist Episcopal Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Methodist Episcopal Church, South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Methodist ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | local Methodist congregations ⓘ |
| targetDemographic |
Methodist youth
ⓘ
young adults ⓘ |
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