Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

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Christian denomination Methodist denomination Protestant denomination historically Black church religious organization

The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church is a historically Black Methodist denomination in the United States rooted in the Wesleyan tradition and formed after the Civil War.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination → Methodist denomination → Protestant denomination → historically Black church → religious organization →
abbreviation	CME → CME Church →
churchPolity	episcopal polity →
classification	Methodism →
country	United States →
creedOrConfession	Apostles Creed → Nicene Creed →
dateFounded	1870 →
doctrine	Arminian theology → Wesleyan theology →
emphasizes	holiness → personal piety → social justice →
formerName	Colored Methodist Episcopal Church →
foundedAfter	American Civil War →
governance	episcopal →
hasClergyRequirement	ordination →
hasClergyTitle	bishop → deacon → elder →
hasHeadquartersLocation	Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED →
hasSacrament	Holy Communion → baptism →
historicalContext	Reconstruction era United States →
languageOfWorship	English →
membershipType	connectional church →
organizationalUnit	annual conference → episcopal district → local congregation →
orientation	mainline Protestant →
originatedFrom	Methodist Episcopal Church, South →
partOf	historically Black Protestant denominations →
primaryConstituency	African Americans →
primaryRegionServed	United States →
religion	Christianity →
scripture	Bible →
sharesTraditionWith	African Methodist Episcopal Church → African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church → United Methodist Church →
theologicalTradition	Methodist → Wesleyan →
worshipStyle	Methodist liturgical worship →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Black Protestant churches →	includesDenomination