Union American Methodist Episcopal Church
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Christian denomination
Methodist denomination
Protestant church body
historically African-American denomination
The Union American Methodist Episcopal Church is a historically African-American Methodist denomination in the United States with roots in the 19th-century struggle for religious autonomy and racial justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Union American Methodist Episcopal Church canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
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Methodist denomination ⓘ Protestant church body ⓘ historically African-American denomination ⓘ |
| affirms |
Methodist Articles of Religion
NERFINISHED
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use of sacraments of baptism and Holy Communion ⓘ |
| clergyTitle |
bishop
ⓘ
elder ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
Trinity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
authority of the Bible ⓘ doctrine of new birth ⓘ doctrine of sanctification ⓘ salvation by grace through faith ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denominationalFamily | Holiness and Wesleyan Methodist tradition ⓘ |
| emergedFrom | African-American quest for ecclesiastical independence ⓘ |
| emphasis |
community service
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education and Christian formation ⓘ evangelism ⓘ personal holiness ⓘ social holiness ⓘ |
| ethnicFocus | African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
community uplift
ⓘ
racial equality within the church ⓘ religious autonomy for African Americans ⓘ |
| foundedAsResponseTo |
desire for independent Black religious leadership
ⓘ
racial discrimination in predominantly white Methodist churches ⓘ |
| governanceType | episcopal polity ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Wesleyan
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connectional polity ⓘ episcopal governance ⓘ historically Black ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
19th-century struggle for racial justice
ⓘ
19th-century struggle for religious autonomy ⓘ |
| mission |
advance social justice
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promote spiritual growth in African-American communities ⓘ provide autonomous Black Methodist worship ⓘ |
| organizationalUnit |
annual conference
ⓘ
general conference ⓘ local congregation ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| religiousTradition |
Methodism
ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ |
| theology | Wesleyan-Arminian theology ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | Methodist liturgy with African-American worship traditions ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.