Free Methodist Church
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The Free Methodist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination within the Methodist tradition known for its emphasis on holiness, social justice, and opposition to slavery and economic oppression.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Free Methodist Church (historical Methodist family, not direct split in 1968) | 0 | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
→
Methodist denomination → Protestant denomination → |
| associatedMovement | Holiness movement → |
| coreBelief |
Christian perfection as a work of the Holy Spirit
→
Trinity → authority of the Bible → salvation by grace through faith → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| emphasis |
entire sanctification
→
holiness → opposition to economic oppression → opposition to slavery → simple living → social justice → |
| ethicalStance |
advocacy for religious freedom
→
concern for the poor → historical opposition to slavery → opposition to racial discrimination → |
| foundedInPlace | Pekin, New York, United States → |
| foundedInYear | 1860 → |
| founder |
Benjamin Titus Roberts
→
other abolitionist Methodists → |
| globalHeadquarters |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
→
surface form:
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
|
| governanceType | episcopal polity → |
| governingDocument |
The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church
→
surface form:
Book of Discipline
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| hasClergyType |
deacons
→
ordained elders → |
| hasEducationalInstitutions |
Greenville University
→
Spring Arbor University → |
| hasLeaderTitle | bishop → |
| hasRegionalBodies |
annual conferences
→
general conferences → |
| historicalPractice |
promotion of free seats in churches
→
rejection of pew rentals → |
| languageOfWorship | primarily English in the United States → |
| membershipScope | international → |
| practice |
Holy Communion
→
baptism → |
| previousHeadquarters |
Greenville, Illinois, United States
→
Winona Lake, Indiana, United States → |
| publishes | Light & Life magazine → |
| reasonForSeparation |
desire for revivalist holiness preaching
→
opposition to pew rentals → opposition to slavery → |
| religiousBranch |
Protestant Christianity
→
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| religiousTradition | Methodism → |
| separatedFrom | Methodist Episcopal Church → |
| theology |
Arminianism
→
surface form:
Wesleyan–Arminian theology
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| viewOnSacraments | recognizes two sacraments: baptism and the Lord's Supper → |
| worshipStyle | Wesleyan Methodist liturgical and revivalist → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Free Methodist Church (historical Methodist family, not direct split in 1968)