Methodist Episcopal Church

2044: 2464: 2598: 1173: 1307: 2747:. The Church of the Nazarene separated over a perceived need to minister further to the urban poor, the origins of its Nazarene name. Several other churches, roughly 15 holiness denominations that had also split from the Methodist Episcopal Church, joined the Church of the Nazarene in 1907 and 1908, and it became international soon thereafter. The new Church of the Nazarene retained the Methodist Episcopal tradition of education and now operates 56 educational institutions around the world, including eight liberal arts colleges in the United States, each tied to an "educational region". 2102: 2553:(MECS) in 1846. This action started a contest between northern and southern conferences to recruit as many border stations and circuits as they could, especially in the Delmarva Peninsula, western Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and Missouri. Meanwhile, the 1848 MEC General Conference declared that the Plan of Separation had failed to receive the required conference votes and could not be used to legally divide the church. The dispute over the legality of separation and division of the Book Concern's property was not resolved until 1853 when the 1905: 251: 2089:, a place that became known as the "Garden of Methodism". Camp meetings were often held simultaneously with Methodist quarterly meetings (circuit business meetings held four times each year). In America, quarterly meetings had already evolved into two-day religious festivals, so it became standard practice for quarterly conferences to make one of their warm-weather sessions a camp meeting. By 1811, Methodists held 400 to 500 camp meetings annually, and historian 5948: 925: 2224: 1961:. In order to provide adequate preparation to candidates for the ministry, the bishops were directed to create a Course of Study featuring a prescribed reading list, the first effort to introduce a formal process for ministry preparation. The Course of Study reflected American Methodism's continued reliance on British theologians. The reading list included Wesley's 1353:, his ordination of Coke and the others was not recognized by the Church of England, and, consequently, this marked American Methodism's separation from the Anglican Church. Wesley's actions were based in his belief that the order of bishop and priest were one and the same, so that both possess the power to ordain others. 1421:

authorized by a superintendent to officiate weddings, bury the dead, baptize, and assist the elders in administering the Lord's Supper. Only ordained elders could administer the Lord's Supper, and they were also placed in charge of circuits. In the year of its founding, the church claimed 14,986 members and 83 preachers.

2186:. In the process, the MEC would experience what some contemporaries and later interpreters considered a "softening of discipline, embrace of the world, compromise of fundamental Wesleyan practices and precepts, abandonment of the evangelistic mission to society’s marginalized, and loss of Methodism’s prophetic nerve." 2546:. Despite concerns that this proposal would cause "war and strife in the border conferences", it was approved by General Conference. As it required an amendment to the Restrictive Regulations, however, the plan had to be ratified by three-fourths of the annual conferences and was rejected by the northern conferences. 2448:(two-thirds of all Methodist clergy) and lay people in annual and general conferences. These proposals, particularly election of presiding elders, were interpreted as a threat to the church's episcopal polity and, therefore, a violation of the Restrictive Regulations according to Bishop McKendree and 2398:

for women in New York City begun by her sister, Sarah. Participants of what was known as the Tuesday Meeting for the Promotion of Holiness sought to receive the blessing of Christian perfection or entire sanctification. Christian perfection was a doctrine that had been taught by Wesley but had in the

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became the most widely circulated periodical in the world, and the Book Concern was transformed from merely a distributor of British reprints into a full-fledged publishing house providing literature for adults, children, and Sunday schools, as well as producing tracts for the Methodist Tract Society

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Another problem was that the MEC failed to give African American members full equality and inclusion in the church. This failure led to the development of segregated church institutions under white supervision. In 1800, the General Conference authorized bishops to ordain African American men as local

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The Methodist Episcopal Church had committed itself to the antislavery cause, but it became difficult to maintain this stance as Methodism spread to slaveholding areas. To avoid alienating southerners, the 1808 General Conference allowed annual conferences to form their own policies related to buying

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To solve this problem, delegated representation for General Conference was introduced in 1808. Each annual conference was entitled to send one representative for every five conference members. The Restrictive Regulations were also adopted at this time. These rules, which were regarded as the church's

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The second General Conference was held at Baltimore in October 1796. It reduced the number of annual conferences to six and, for the first time, gave them geographical boundaries. With the drawing of definite borders, it would become understood that preachers belonged to a specific annual conference.

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was held in November 1792 at Baltimore. This first General Conference gave itself legislative power over the church, determined to meet every four years, and decided membership for general and annual conferences would include all elders, deacons, and traveling preachers. Local preachers and other lay

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left its imprint on American culture. In the early 19th century, the MEC became the largest and most influential religious denomination in the United States. With growth came greater institutionalization and respectability, and this led some within the church to complain that Methodism was losing its

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Resolved, That no terms should be made with traitors, no compromise with rebels. ... That we hold the National authority bound by the most solemn obligation to God and man to bring all the civil and military leaders of the rebellion to trial by due course of law, and when they are clearly convicted,

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Concerned about defections to the Free Methodists, the 1860 General Conference declared owning slaves to be "contrary to the laws of God and nature" and inconsistent with the church's rules. This sparked a wave of petitions from border conferences demanding a return to a neutral position on slavery.

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and others used camp meetings and conference structures to attack slavery and the suppression of antislavery sentiments in church publications. Despite their efforts, Nathan Bangs kept abolitionist messages out of church periodicals, and the bishops also sought to suppress abolitionists for the sake

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Palmer had experienced entire sanctification herself in 1837 when she made "an entire surrender" to God of everything in her life. Through her evangelism and writings, Palmer articulated an "altar theology" that outlined a "shorter way" to entire sanctification, achieved through placing oneself on a

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While historians have emphasized the importance of camp meetings on the American frontier, camp meetings were vibrant parts of Methodist community life in the more settled areas along the East Coast as well. For example, some of the most significant meetings at the start of the 19th century occurred

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This growth revealed problems with the church's decision-making process. Each annual conference had to agree on legislation before it was enacted, but this became unwieldy when the number of conferences grew to eleven. The need for a centralized policy-making body led to the creation of a council of

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included a ban against marriages with unconverted persons; a prohibition on the buying, selling and use of spiritous liquors; abstinence from tobacco; and an injunction not to wear "gold and costly apparel". The Methodist Episcopal Church forbade the "singing of those songs, or reading those books,

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The year 1816 marked the end of an era for the MEC. Asbury and Jesse Lee died that year, and Coke had died in 1815 while conducting missionary work for the British Conference. All of these men had championed the itinerant model of ministry. Following the death of Asbury, the 1816 General Conference

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At the General Conference, a dispute emerged over the power of bishops to assign preachers to circuits. O'Kelly and his supporters wanted the right to appeal assignments to the conference, but this proposal was defeated. In response, they left to form the Republican Methodist Church, initiating the

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This included the transformation of the itinerant system into a more settled ministry. A second generation of Methodist preachers were unable to realize Wesley's original vision of a "celibate, self-sacrificing, and ascetic brotherhood". Increasingly, preachers were appointed for two-year terms to

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was formed by African American Methodists in New York City. These groups left over not receiving the prerogatives and standing within the denomination that their white counterparts were given, such as ordination, representation and property ownership. Despite these losses, however, the majority of

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A War Department order of November, 1863, applicable to the Southwestern states of the Confederacy, authorized the Northern Methodists to occupy "all houses of worship belonging to the Methodist Episcopal Church South in which a loyal minister, appointed by a loyal bishop of said church, does not

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in American history, and this multi-day revivalistic event would be enthusiastically adopted by the Methodist Episcopal Church. For Methodists, these meetings were important evangelistic tools, but they were often criticized for the emotionalism and enthusiasm displayed, such as crying, shouting,

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Because of Methodism's conscious repudiation of upper class values and lifestyles, elite women who converted took on a revolutionary character. While women were not granted formal leadership roles (though some were class leaders occasionally), they played important roles in evangelization through

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along with an emphasis on "Universal Redemption, the Free Agency of Man, Regeneration or the New Birth, Adoption, the Witness of the Spirit, and Entire Sanctification or Perfect Love." Probationers who sought full membership into the Methodist Episcopal Church affirmed "a desire to flee from the

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By the 1830s, loud voices had emerged against the transformation of the denomination. These voices were nostalgic and disappointed over the end of the Asbury era, which was characterized as one of greater religious enthusiasm, revivals and camp meetings. These voices were dismissed as "croakers"

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The 1812 General Conference was the first to convene under the new rules adopted in 1808. This conference, meeting in New York City, made local deacons eligible for ordination as elders. The Ohio and Tennessee Conferences were created to replace the Western Conference. This made nine in all, the

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but were not ordained and could not administer sacraments. Traveling preachers worked full-time in itinerant ministry and were supported financially by the societies they served. Local preachers pursued secular employment but preached on Sundays in their local communities. Deacons were preachers

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In the aftermath of the 1824 General Conference, a number of "union societies" were formed to advocate for reform, while church leaders took actions to suppress any effort to alter the church's episcopal polity. Presiding elders in the Baltimore Conference began disciplinary proceedings against

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led opposition to Coke and to Wesley’s authority. Many preachers were offended that Coke and Wesley seemed to be taking decision making out of the hands of the American church. They also feared that Whatcoat's appointment would lead to the recall of Asbury, and this led the conference to reject

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general assistant, placing him in charge of all the Methodist preachers and societies in America. On July 4, 1773, Rankin presided over the first annual conference on American soil at Philadelphia. At that time there were 1,160 Methodists in America led by ten lay preachers. Itinerant Methodist

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Around fifteen or twenty societies formed a circuit. Anywhere from two to four itinerant preachers would be assigned to a circuit on a yearly basis to preach and supervise the societies within their circuit. One itinerant preacher in each circuit would be made the "assistant" (because he was an

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Since the annual conferences were given geographical boundaries in 1796, they increasingly acted like states, demanding proportional representation in General Conference. Because General Conference met frequently in Baltimore, it was often dominated by the conferences closest to that city, the

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By the 1820s, Methodists were ready to build institutions of higher education. Citing the lack of non-Calvinist colleges and seminaries, the 1820 General Conference encouraged annual conferences to establish ones under Methodist control. Around two hundred were founded by the Civil War. These

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Despite the Wesleyan Methodist secession, the anti-slavery movement among northern Methodists continued to grow, with conferences passing anti-slavery resolutions preceding the 1844 General Conference. Over the objections of southerners, General Conference created a committee on slavery that

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In the 1820s, a reform movement emerged within the Methodist Episcopal Church to challenge its hierarchical structure. In particular, reformers wanted presiding elders to be chosen by conference elections rather than episcopal appointment. They also desired representation for local preachers

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Stationed preachers and their wives posed problems for the system of class meetings on which Methodist societies were based, and Methodists were noting the decline of the classes by the 1820s. The functions that class meetings and class leaders traditionally provided—discipline and spiritual

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which do not tend to the knowledge or love of God" as well as "dancing; playing at games of chance; attending theaters, horse races, circuses, dancing parties, or patronizing dancing schools, or taking such other amusements as are obviously of misleading or questionable moral tendency."

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to Methodists. These included Charles Pettigrew of North Carolina, Samuel Magaw of Dover and then Philadelphia, and Uzel Ogden of New Jersey. Anglican clergyman Devereux Jarratt (1733–1801) was a particularly active supporter, founding Methodist societies in Virginia and North Carolina.

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to be its missionary bishop, and he was consecrated in 1858, becoming the Methodist Episcopal Church's first African American bishop. As a missionary bishop, Burns was not considered a general superintendent of the church, and his episcopal authority was limited to his assigned field.

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A committee of nine was appointed to study the possibility of an amicable separation of the church. It proposed a Plan of Separation that would provide for determining a geographic boundary between the two churches and a peaceful division of property, such as the Book Concern and the

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Nathan Bangs was also instrumental in the establishment of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1819 to help support foreign mission work. While missionaries were appointed and supervised by the bishops, the missionary society raised funds to support them.

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of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Methodist Episcopal Church lost one-fifth of its members and would not begin to experience growth again until 1800. In 1801, the Republican Methodists rejected the Methodist label and later merged with other groups to become the

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twenty-five laymen and eleven local preachers for advocating reform. Meanwhile, the number of union societies grew. The refusal of the 1828 General Conference to endorse democratic reforms led to a definitive division within the church and the organization of the

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The church continued to grow during this period. Sometime around 1800, Methodism expanded into the region around Cincinnati, Ohio, and by 1807, the first Methodist church had been built in the city. In 1809, William Case was sent as a missionary to Detroit in the

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movement within the MEC made keeping a neutral position on slavery impossible. Ultimately, the church divided along regional lines in 1845 when pro-slavery Methodists in the South formed their own Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Around the same time, the

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single-congregation charges called "stations". This allowed stationed pastors to live in the same community every day rather than making short visits every two, four or six weeks as in earlier years. Stationing was facilitated by the construction of

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as a means of raising funds (but this was largely ignored as more and more Methodist churches began charging pew rent). It also expressed concerns over perceived laxity in Methodist standards of discipline, doctrine, dress and sacramental practice.

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had grown to six. A year later, the number of annual conferences had increased to eleven. The church's reach also began to significantly expand beyond the Appalachian and Allegheny Mountain ranges. In 1791, a circuit was established in

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In a highly controversial move, the Northern MEC used the army to seize control of Methodist churches in large Southern cities over the vehement protests of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Historian Ralph Morrow reports:

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societies. The meetings of these organizations featured prayer, hymns, testimony and exhortation. To accommodate these educational and missional efforts, Methodists began building larger and more impressive facilities, often on

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Despite controversies over authority, the Methodist Episcopal Church continued to enjoy growth. By 1788, there were 37,354 members, of which 6,545 were African American. The number of circuits had grown to 85 and the number of

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The Baltimore annual conference split in half, with pro-slavery members seceding from the MEC. Kentucky and Missouri would soon become religious battlegrounds as Methodists divided into pro-Union and pro-Confederate camps.

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In the 19th century, the Methodist Episcopal Church became the largest and most widespread denomination in the United States, boasting "the most extensive national organization other than the Federal government." In the

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was complete, the Christian could be assured that God would sanctify them. In the words of historian Jeffrey Williams, "Palmer made sanctification an instantaneous act accomplished through the exercise of faith."

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Methodist societies in America also operated within the Church of England. There were several Anglican priests who supported the work of the Methodists, attending Methodist meetings and administering the

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1813: The Reformed Methodist Church was organized under the leadership of Methodist preachers Pliny Brett and Elijah Bailey. This group was concentrated in Massachusetts and Vermont. It merged into the

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Philadelphia and Baltimore conferences. At the 1804 General Conference, these two conferences together had 70 preachers present, while the other five conferences combined had only 42 preachers present.

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In 1769, Wesley sent itinerants Robert Williams, Richard Boardman, and Joseph Pilmore to oversee Methodists in America after learning that societies had already been organized there as early as 1766 by

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While the MEC was overwhelmingly supportive of the war effort, a minority of northern Methodists disagreed with the church's political stance. In Ohio, Methodists who sympathized with the anti-war

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left the church. Condemning the MEC as "not only a slave-holding, but a slavery defending, Church," these men organized a new Methodist church on explicitly abolitionist grounds in 1843 called the

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took shape as a renewal movement within the MEC focused on the experience of Christian perfection, but it eventually led a number of splinter groups to break away from the church, most notably the

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severed ties to England and left America's Anglican Church in disarray. Due to the scarcity of Anglican ministers, Methodists in the United States were unable to receive the sacraments of

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split off under Nicholas Snethen, who had earlier argued against the O'Kelly split, along with Asa Shinn. The issue was the role of laity in governance of the church. In 1939, it merged.

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Mathews-Gardner, A. Lanethea. "From Ladies Aid to NGO: Transformations in Methodist Women's Organizing in Postwar America," in Laughlin, Kathleen A., and Jacqueline L. Castledine, eds.,

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constitution, prohibited the General Conference from modifying the church's doctrinal standards and episcopal government unless such amendments were approved all the annual conferences.

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assistant to Wesley), and he would direct the activities of the other itinerant preachers in the circuit, who were called "helpers". Wesley gave out preaching assignments at an

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to evangelize Africa. According to historian Donald Mathews, "here was no religious denomination more closely connected with colonization than the Methodist Episcopal Church".

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Coke had returned to Britain in 1785 but arrived back in the United States in 1787 with written instructions from Wesley. Wesley ordered the holding of a conference and that

2376:(EUB)). Among these was the St. Louis German Conference, which in 1925 was assimilated into the surrounding English-speaking conferences, including the Illinois Conference. 2651:, a Protestant organization that provided religious services to soldiers and contributed to revivals within the army between 1863 and 1865. The Methodist family magazine 2182:, a new generation of leaders, upwardly mobile preachers and laity, would lead the Methodist Episcopal Church toward social respectability and inclusion within America's 2708:, notably in such key educational roles as the Bureau's state superintendent or assistant superintendent of education for Virginia, Florida, Alabama and South Carolina. 2833:

who wanted clergy to be free to refuse to serve where the bishop appointed them. He organized the "Republican Methodists," later called simply the Christian Church or

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jerking and falling. Methodist leaders such as Asbury expected order to be maintained, but they were not opposed to the emotional effects often seen in these meetings.

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Nevertheless, the southern conferences proceeded with the Plan of Separation at the Louisville Convention of 1845 and held the first General Conference of the

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and Thomas Mason in charge of the Methodist Book Concern, the church's publishing house. The conference also ordered the publication of a monthly periodical,

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Georgian, Elizabeth A. (2012). "'That Unhappy Division': Reconsidering the Causes and Significance of the O'Kelly Schism in the Methodist Episcopal Church".

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because it seemed they never missed an opportunity to complain, whether in the pulpit, through conference sermons or on the pages of Methodist periodicals.

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their slaves. While African Americans were not yet ordained and classes were segregated by race, important African American leaders did emerge, such as

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in America. They were moved into action by a vision of freedom for slaves, freedom from the terror unleashed on godly abolitionists, release from the

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as co-superintendent according to Wesley's wishes. Asbury had been serving as general assistant since Rankin returned to England. The German-born

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wrath to come, and to be saved from their sins" which was to be evidenced by "observing the General Rules" delineated the connexion's standards.

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of the Methodist Episcopal Church who were not members of the Evangelical Association or the United Brethren in Christ (later merged to form the

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1897: Pentecostal Holiness Church of North Carolina. Merged with the Fire Baptized Holiness Church in 1911 and formed what is now known as the

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within the Methodist Episcopal Church sought to recover the church's antislavery witness. Notable abolitionist activity took place within the

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Another bishop was found necessary to aid Asbury due to Coke's frequent trips to Britain; Coke was regarded as a leading figure in Britain's

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class relations, family networks, correspondence, and in the home. It was common for both women and slaves to publicly deliver exhortations—

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recommended the conference act to "separate slavery from the church". Most damaging to church unity, the General Conference ordered Bishop

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Methodist Error; or, Friendly, Christian Advice: To Those Methodists Who Indulge in Extravagant Religious Emotions and Bodily Exercises

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Methodist Error; or, Friendly, Christian Advice: To Those Methodists Who Indulge in Extravagant Religious Emotions and Bodily Exercises

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were especially attracted to the Methodist Episcopal Church's condemnation of slavery. Prominent Methodists such as Coke, Asbury, and

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was elected the fourth bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the first American-born bishop to replace the deceased Whatcoat.

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Whatcoat's appointment (Whatcoat would successfully be elected in 1800). In 1788, the title of superintendent was changed to bishop.

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in New York City is the oldest Methodist congregation in North America. The third and current church on this site was built in 1841.

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brought further turmoil to the MEC. The Genesee Conference in New York was most effected. There, reform-minded Methodists led by

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and women. While critics derided Methodists as fanatics, the Methodist Episcopal Church continued to grow, especially during the

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1939: The Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Methodist Protestant Church merged to form

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in response to racial discrimination by white church members. Under Allen's leadership and with Asbury's blessing, they founded

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Under her leadership, men began to regularly attend the meetings, including prominent Methodists such as Nathan Bangs, Bishop

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for the Methodist Episcopal Church. Local preachers were made eligible for ordination as deacons after four years of service.

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was organized from the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, to serve African-American Methodists. Later changed its name to

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Other African American members left to form separate churches as well. A group based in Wilmington, Delaware, founded the

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Meetings and services were often characterized by extremely emotional and demonstrative styles of worship. As part of the

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Kathleen L. Endres, "A Voice for the Christian Family: The Methodist Episcopal 'Ladies' Repository' in the Civil War,"

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The Methodist split over slavery paralleled a national split. The controversy over slavery led the Southern states to

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The Social Gospel in the South: The Woman's Home Mission Movement in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1886–1939

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with their hard line toward the white South. The Methodist Ministers Association of Boston, meeting two weeks after

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and South Street) and convened to organize the future Methodist Episcopal Church and also several ministers ordain

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ordained the first African deacons and elders in 1853. In 1856, the General Conference created a new position, the

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in the US to organize itself nationally. In 1939, the MEC reunited with two breakaway Methodist denominations (the

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Coke's reputation among American Methodists further suffered when his secret negotiations for a union with the

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is credited with leading the campaign for respectability. As the denomination's book agent and editor of both

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formation—were taken over by the preacher and his wife. Alternative small group settings were provided by the

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preached an antislavery message, and the Christmas Conference mandated that all Methodist laity and preachers

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Methodist Evangelism, American Salvation: The Home Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1860–1920

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Religion on the American Frontier: Vol. 4, The Methodists,1783–1840: A Collection of Source Materials

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in Detroit is the oldest Protestant church in Michigan. The current building was constructed in 1866.

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The following list notes divisions and mergers that occurred in Methodist Episcopal Church history.

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The Schism in the Methodist Episcopal Church 1844: A Study of Slavery and Ecclesiastical Politics

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Fits, Trances, and Visions: experiencing religion and explaining experience from Wesley to James.

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1793: The first recognized split from the Methodist Episcopal Church was led by a preacher named

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After the Confederacy's defeat, Methodists formed a major element of the popular support for the

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prohibition on officeholders owning slaves to apply only in states where emancipation was legal.

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within the Church of England. Members of Methodist societies were expected to attend and receive

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Fits, Trances, and Visions: Experiencing Religion and Explaining Experience from Wesley to James

2700:, Northern denominations all sent missionaries, teachers and activists to the South to help the 1172: 5673: 5571: 5557: 3033: 3003: 2972: 2876: 2740: 2183: 2123: 2052: 1904: 1210: 1117: 1093: 995: 983: 629: 573: 447: 432: 195: 3710: 5894: 5501: 5049: 2950: 2744: 2659: 2582: 1966: 1788:(as American Anglicans now styled themselves) were discovered. Coke had written and met with 1777: 1388: 1184: 1142: 1010: 740: 644: 487: 452: 295: 149: 67: 5732: 5721: 5543: 5536: 2834: 2705: 2261: 2227:

The former Methodist Book Concern building at 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City, designed by

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and Holy Communion. On September 1, 1784, Wesley responded to this situation by personally

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and others. The differences centered around a traditional/rural vs. modern/urban ethos.

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doctrines, the evangelistic work of the Methodist Episcopal Church was often opposed by

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When pro-slavery forces prevailed at the 1840 General Conference, Scott and his allies

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Allen, Philip J. (July 1962). "Growth of Strata in Early Organizational Development".

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in Philadelphia is the oldest Methodist church in continuous use in the United States.

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There was also concern over the appearance in some places of false doctrines, such as

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The Sunday Service of the Methodists in North America: With other Occasional Services

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Organizational development, camp meetings and African-American Methodists (1793–1816)

1814: 1331: 1237: 1202: 1194: 1138: 1097: 1089: 1046: 1030: 1018: 825: 790: 694: 534: 437: 315: 109: 4971:(September 2000). "Methodists, Politics, and the Coming of the American Civil War". 5133: 5039: 4986: 4904: 2830: 2764: 2554: 2424: 2369: 2333: 2297: 2269: 1852: 1773: 1769: 1062: 472: 467: 76: 5302:(1989) credits the Methodists and Baptists for making Americans more equalitarian 5236:

Taking Heaven by Storm: Methodism and the Rise of Popular Christianity in America

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Perfectionist Persuasion: The Holiness Movement and American Methodism, 1867–1936

3140:, pp. 149, 244, 255, 268, 276, 308, 320, 337, 341. For years 1793–1814, see 2920: 2853: 2792: 2735:

In 1895, during the 19th century holiness movement, Methodist Episcopal minister

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others being the New York, New England, Genesee (including circuits in Upper and

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The founding conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, known commonly as the

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displaced the MEC as the largest US denomination by the end of the 19th century.

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In 1808, Matthew P. Sturdevant established a new circuit along the banks of the

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1784: Historic "Christmas Conference" held at Lovely Lane Chapel in waterfront

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Earlier in 1794, Allen had led other African American members to withdraw from

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in Alabama. In the years 1809 and 1810, John Crane established new circuits in

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and was followed a year later by William Mitchell, who organized what is today

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The conference adopted an organization consisting of superintendents, elders,

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Wesley was loyal to the Anglican Church, and he organized his followers into

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protested slavery as well as other signs of cultural accommodation, such as

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for America, with the right to administer the sacraments, and also ordained

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Domestically, there were efforts among Native American tribes, such as the

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The General Conference also required that local church property be held in

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The Rise of Evangelicalism: The Age of Edwards, Whitefield and the Wesleys

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Ralph E. Morrow, "Northern Methodism in the South during Reconstruction,"

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later preached at Otterbein's 1813 funeral. In 1968 it merged to form the

2280:(originally Indiana Asbury University in 1837), and what would become the 1985:. These works would guide American Methodist belief for the next century. 1690: 5386:

History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America

4857: 3401: 3399: 3054: 2880: 2633: 2324:, to oversee the foreign mission fields. The Liberian Conference elected 2208: 2028: 1958: 1954: 1848: 1753: 1706: 1689:. These social classes were attracted to Methodism's condemnation of the 1198: 1106: 1034: 616: 588: 290: 285: 255: 87: 5379:

The Way of the Cross Leads Home: The Domestication of American Methodism

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Wainwright, Geoffrey (1999). "Methodism". In McGrath, Alister E. (ed.).

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Growth, the first General Conference, and the O'Kelly Schism (1785–1792)

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teachings, such as the belief in Christian perfection and opposition to

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William W. Sweet, "The Methodist Episcopal Church and Reconstruction,"

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provide for the religious needs of a widespread and mobile population.

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Breaking the Wave: Women, Their Organizations, and Feminism, 1945–1985

5137: 4627:(revised edition). Springfield, Mass.: Willey & Co., 1889, p. 478. 4473:

Rebuilding Zion: The Religious Reconstruction of the South, 1863–1877,

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Annual Conference was organized. While itinerating in Liberia, Bishop

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in 1833. Methodists invested in education for women as well, founding

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estimates that these events drew in over one million people annually.

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were formed as African Americans withdrew from the MEC, including the

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Grace Sufficient: A History of Women in American Methodism, 1760–1939

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Richey, Russell E., Rowe, Kenneth E. and Schmidt, Jean Miller (eds.)

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William W. Sweet, "Methodist Church Influence in Southern Politics,"

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Ralph E. Morrow, "Methodists and 'Butternuts' in the Old Northwest,"

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Rethinking Methodist History: A Bicentennial Historical Consultation

4990: 3628: 2930:, split off because of the slavery controversy. Briefly, during the 1394:

The Sunday Service of the Methodists; With Other Occasional Services

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Richey, Russell E.; Rowe, Kenneth E.; Schmidt, Jean Miller (2010).

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in the 1760s. Earlier, Methodism had grown out of the ministry of

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Morrow, "Northern Methodism in the South during Reconstruction,"

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Slavery and Methodism: A Chapter in American Morality, 1780–1845

4952:. Vol. 2 (6th ed.). New York City: Carlton and Porter. 2628:'s election as US president in 1860 heralded the arrival of the 1744:

practices and claims of receiving direct communication from the

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of Philadelphia was the first to be ordained under this rule.

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inspired its opponents to accuse Methodism of being a form of

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For individual churches named Methodist Episcopal Church, see

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The Story of German Methodism: Biography of an Immigrant Soul

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prepared by Wesley (and adapted from the Church of England's

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The Methodist Episcopal Church originated from the spread of

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preaching during the first Methodist meeting in New York City

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from its founding in 1784 until 1939. It was also the first

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in American Methodism. As reflected in the use of the term

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in Baltimore, Maryland. At this conference, Coke ordained

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National Association of Congregational Christian Churches

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Protestant denominations established in the 18th century

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Lumber River Conference of the Holiness Methodist Church

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and personal conversion narratives distinguishable from

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Lumber River Conference of the Holiness Methodist Church

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America's God: From Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln

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Religion and the Radical Republican Movement, 1860–1870

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of the Great Lakes region. In the late 1840s, separate

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for America in 1784. Under the leadership of its first

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The Protestant Search for Political Realism, 1919–1941

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The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought

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church and objected to the centralized governance and

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Evangelical Methodist Church in the Philippine Islands

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and its own Liberian Mission, which proposed sending

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African American Methodists remained within the MEC.

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and the oldest Protestant congregation in Michigan.

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in their name, Republican Methodists desired a more

1205:(also known as the Anglican Church) who preached an 4963:. Vol. 3. New York City: T. Mason and G. Lane. 4575: 3957: 3918: 3906: 3818: 3691: 3667: 3640: 3592: 3556: 3384: 3360: 3284: 3236: 2915:was organized. In 1968, the Wesleyan Methodist and 2755:The Methodist Episcopal Church's doctrines are the 2711:The focus on social problems paved the way for the 2379: 1149:. Due to large-scale immigration of Catholics, the 5259: 5174: 4870: 3864: 3341:, p. 167. For the original service book, see 3224: 3200: 2027:in what is today the state of Missouri. After the 1772:be appointed a superintendent. At the conference, 5144: 4817:The Methodist Experience in America: a sourcebook 4543: 4372: 4348: 4333: 4321: 4290: 4278: 4266: 4254: 4242: 4230: 4218: 4206: 4194: 4182: 4151: 4107: 4095: 4083: 4071: 4059: 4047: 4035: 4023: 3999: 3975: 3936: 3900: 3888: 3836: 3685: 3661: 3574: 3538: 3514: 3490: 3463: 3405: 3354: 3266: 3132: 3130: 3128: 3126: 1725:because exhorters did not "take a text" from the 5967: 5749:Conservative Congregational Christian Conference 4571: 4569: 4567: 4565: 4428:Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 4399:Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 2564: 1872: 1740:. These bodily experiences as well as Methodist 998:. In 1968, the Methodist Church merged with the 5293:Methodism and Society in Historical Perspective 2443:Conflict over episcopal polity and abolitionism 1736:, people often trembled, groaned, screamed, or 5459: 5016:The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 3863:, p. 76. For Watson's original book, see 3123: 3071: 3050:List of bishops of the United Methodist Church 2096: 1677:Early Methodists were drawn from the ranks of 1397:. American Methodists, however, preferred non- 5690:Pentecostal Holiness Church of North Carolina 5445: 5417:Methodism and the Shaping of American Culture 5363:Richey, Russell E. and Kenneth E. Rowe, eds. 5206:The Cambridge Companion to American Methodism 4765:Church of the Nazarene – Historical Statement 4562: 2167: 2047:An 1819 engraving of a Methodist camp meeting 1924: 947: 6006:United Methodist Church predecessor churches 5422:Yrigoyen Jr, Charles, and Susan E. Warrick. 5367:(1985), historiographical essays by scholars 5300:The Democratization of American Christianity 2602:Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church 2114:and selling slaves. In 1816, it amended the 1029:. By the 1760s, Methodism had spread to the 5996:Religious organizations established in 1784 5415:Wigger, John H. and Nathan O. Hatch, eds. 5119: 4960:A History of the Methodist Episcopal Church 4949:A History of the Methodist Episcopal Church 4938:A History of the Methodist Episcopal Church 4593:Charles Yrigoyen Jr, and Susan E. Warrick, 4168:sfn error: no target: CITEREFWilliams2010 ( 3735: 3434:sfn error: no target: CITEREFWilliams2010 ( 2730: 2172: 1860:. This group was a predecessor body to the 1248:, but Wesley also recruited and supervised 32:Methodist Episcopal Church (disambiguation) 27:Religious organization in the United States 5452: 5438: 5307:Methodism and the Southern Mind, 1770–1810 5257: 5223: 5124:: Reflections on a Methodist Periodical". 4967: 4360: 3278: 3182: 3170: 2524: 2502:of church unity. Abolitionist clergy were 1938:to serve as bishops along with McKendree. 1338:(who was already an Anglican priest) as a 954: 940: 6001:History of Methodism in the United States 5495:History of Methodism in the United States 4137:sfn error: no target: CITEREFBalmer2002 ( 3013:(Albright's Evangelical Association) and 2990:International Pentecostal Holiness Church 2561:that the creation of the MECS was legal. 2135:Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church 1713:who was an associate of Asbury and Coke. 1685:, shopkeepers, petty merchants and small 1342:with authority to ordain other Methodist 1167: 1163:History of Methodism in the United States 1061:, the Methodist Episcopal Church adopted 5981:Methodist denominations in North America 5209:. New York: Cambridge University Press. 5013: 4877:. Trenton, New Jersey: D. and E. Fenton. 4832:"Smith v. Swormstedt 57 U.S. 288 (1853)" 4774:. Nazarene.org. Retrieved on 2013-08-02. 4163: 3550: 3526: 3429: 3081:. University of Virginia. Archived from 2771: 2750: 2596: 2593:Civil War and Reconstruction (1861–1877) 2462: 2222: 2100: 2042: 1903: 1738:fell motionless to the ground as if dead 1424: 1305: 1171: 397:Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament 5828:Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection 5820:Bible Methodist Connection of Tennessee 5626:African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 5202: 5120:O'Brien, Elmer J. (January 1987). "The 5038: 4430:(1914) 7#3 pp. 147–165, quote on p 161 4011: 3987: 3610: 3019:Church of the United Brethren in Christ 2892:African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 2662:coalesced into a new denomination, the 2161:African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 1376:, participated in Asbury's ordination. 1374:Church of the United Brethren in Christ 1301: 1130:African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 130:African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 14: 5968: 5812:Bible Methodist Connection of Churches 5706:Kentucky Mountain Holiness Association 5232: 4856: 4715:"Wesleyan Methodist Church of America" 4583:. Eaton and Mains. pp. 24, 59–61. 4303:Smith v. Swormstedt 57 U.S. 288 (1853) 4132: 3951: 3876: 3848: 3417: 3390: 3342: 3254: 3097: 2303: 1941:The General Conference disapproved of 185:Kentucky Mountain Holiness Association 5433: 5262:Colonial Anglicanism in North America 5169: 5148:American Methodism: A Compact History 4956: 4945: 4931: 4888: 4662: 4486:Mississippi Valley Historical Review, 4457:Northern Methodism and Reconstruction 3963: 3924: 3912: 3860: 3812: 3800: 3759: 3747: 3697: 3673: 3646: 3634: 3622: 3598: 3586: 3562: 3502: 3475: 3448: 3378: 3366: 3338: 3326: 3314: 3302: 3242: 3230: 3206: 3141: 3137: 2862:Churches of Christ in Christian Union 2435:promoted by such publications as the 2065:of 1801 birthed the first definitive 1752:that caused insanity. Because of its 1681:, poor whites, and "middling people"— 1236:with the goal of promoting spiritual 1021:that stressed the necessity of being 433:Four sources of theological authority 5859:Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 5634:Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada 5094: 5066: 4882: 4515:Mississippi Valley Historical Review 4444:Mississippi Valley Historical Review 3824: 3290: 3218: 3194: 2966:Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 2883:followers/African-Americans. Bishop 2282:Boston University School of Theology 2033:Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada 1828:After the failure of the council, a 543:The Sunday Service of the Methodists 135:Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada 5867:New Congregational Methodist Church 5258:Woolverton, John Frederick (1984). 3717:. United Methodist Publishing House 2901:formed their own Methodist Church. 2791:started Methodist evangelism among 2452:, author of the restrictive rules. 2218: 1833:members were denied voting rights. 1132:. By the 1830s, however, a renewed 24: 5618:African Methodist Episcopal Church 5424:Historical dictionary of Methodism 5295:, 4 vol., New York: Abingdon Press 5285: 4802: 4595:Historical dictionary of Methodism 3030:Evangelical United Brethren Church 3023:Evangelical United Brethren Church 2962:Colored Methodist Episcopal Church 2940:Evangelical United Brethren Church 2887:had ordained him earlier in 1799. 2869:African Methodist Episcopal Church 2146:African Methodist Episcopal Church 2140:Under the leadership of Allen and 1126:African Methodist Episcopal Church 1000:Evangelical United Brethren Church 125:African Methodist Episcopal Church 99:Baltimore, Maryland, United States 25: 6017: 5840:Methodist Episcopal Church, South 5741:Congregational Christian Churches 5405:(Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2014) 5291:Cameron, Richard M. (ed.) (1961) 2928:Methodist Episcopal Church, South 2919:denominations merged to form the 2647:and were heavily involved in the 2624:argues that for many Methodists, 2551:Methodist Episcopal Church, South 1025:and the possibility of attaining 992:Methodist Episcopal Church, South 736:Methodist Church of Great Britain 408:Distinctive beliefs and practices 5947: 5946: 4810:Sourcebook of American Methodism 4777: 4758: 4745: 4732: 4707: 4694: 4681: 4668: 4643: 4630: 4617: 4600: 4587: 4549: 4524: 4507: 4494: 4478: 4465: 4449: 4436: 4420: 4415:Sourcebook of American Methodism 4407: 2743:in Los Angeles with the help of 2380:Origins of the holiness movement 2038: 1285:preachers would become known as 923: 897:Ordination of women in Methodism 483:Sanctification (growth in grace) 249: 5851:Congregational Methodist Church 5666:Christ's Sanctified Holy Church 5203:Vickers, Jason E., ed. (2013). 5045:Methodism: Empire of the Spirit 4797: 4544:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4391: 4378: 4373:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4349:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4334:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4322:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4291:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4279:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4267:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4255:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4243:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4231:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4219:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4207:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4195:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4183:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4152:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4113: 4108:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4096:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4084:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4072:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4060:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4048:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4036:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4024:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 4000:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 3976:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 3937:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 3901:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 3889:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 3854: 3837:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 3765: 3703: 3686:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 3662:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 3637:, pp. 305–07, 313–14, 348. 3575:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 3539:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 3515:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 3491:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 3464:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 3406:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 3355:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 3332: 3267:Richey, Rowe & Schmidt 2010 2569:Northern anger surrounding the 2014:Central United Methodist Church 1910:Central United Methodist Church 1360:, was held in December 1784 at 165:Christ's Sanctified Holy Church 5991:Former Methodist denominations 5906:Reformed Free Methodist Church 5408:Tucker, Karen B. Westerfield. 5095:——— (2004). 4957:——— (1840). 4946:——— (1860). 4827:. 756 p. of original documents 4123:(Methodist Book Concern, 1939) 3780:www.centralumchurchdetroit.org 2474:In 1820 (the same year as the 2468:Warren United Methodist Church 1988:The General Conference placed 1116:As Methodism took hold in the 831:Conservative holiness movement 13: 1: 5796:Fire-Baptized Holiness Church 5396:Methodism in American History 4892:American Journal of Sociology 3079:"The United Methodist Church" 3060: 2984:Fire Baptized Holiness Church 2614:Confederate States of America 2565:Free Methodist schism of 1860 2495:New England Annual Conference 2480:American Colonization Society 2437:Guide to Christian Perfection 2202:and the local missionary and 1873:Development of a constitution 1372:, who later helped found the 1013:when Methodism emerged as an 1009:The MEC's origins lie in the 974:) was the oldest and largest 762:Other Methodist denominations 5523:Lovely Lane Methodist Church 5268:Wayne State University Press 5241:University of Illinois Press 4849:Sweet, William Warren (ed.) 3147:"Methodist Episcopal Church" 3065: 2715:movement a few years later. 2639:Methodists contributed many 2612:from the Union and form the 2148:(AME) in 1816. According to 1983:Commentary on the Holy Bible 1979:Sermons on Various Occasions 1312:John Street Methodist Church 1280:. In 1773, Wesley appointed 1217:, the possibility of having 1017:revival movement within the 503:Baptism with the Holy Spirit 389:Sermons on Several Occasions 7: 5922:Evangelical Wesleyan Church 5804:Missionary Methodist Church 5722:Republican Methodist Church 5642:Methodist Protestant Church 5024:Virginia Historical Society 4901:University of Chicago Press 4871:Wesleyan Methodist (1819). 4532:The Life of Matthew Simpson 3043: 3038:The United Methodist Church 2906:Methodist Protestant Church 2894:was organized in New York. 2458:Methodist Protestant Church 2415:worldly desires. Once this 2374:Evangelical United Brethren 2097:African American Methodists 1666: 1658: 1650: 1642: 1634: 1626: 1618: 1610: 1602: 1594: 1586: 1578: 1570: 1562: 1554: 1546: 1538: 1530: 1522: 1514: 1506: 1498: 1490: 1482: 1474: 1466: 1458: 1450: 1442: 1412:, traveling preachers, and 1391:provided by Wesley, titled 1105:vitality and commitment to 1069:model of ministry that saw 988:Methodist Protestant Church 892:Homosexuality and Methodism 655:William Williams Pantycelyn 428:Priesthood of all believers 140:Methodist Protestant Church 120:Republican Methodist Church 10: 6022: 5976:Methodist Episcopal Church 5461:Methodist Episcopal Church 5410:American Methodist Worship 5183:Princeton University Press 5122:Methodist Quarterly Review 4983:Cambridge University Press 4808:Norwood, Fredrick A., ed. 4413:Fredrick A. Norwood, ed., 2616:, actions that led to the 2571:Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 2399:words of religion scholar 2394:took over leadership of a 2383: 2352:in the Southeast; and the 2211:, in the 1830s and 1840s. 2168:Antebellum era (1817–1860) 2073:Other Methodists, such as 2050: 2002:Methodist Quarterly Review 1925:General Conference of 1816 1193:outside of England to the 1182: 1160: 1156: 1088:, appealing especially to 968:Methodist Episcopal Church 865:Methodist views on alcohol 42:Methodist Episcopal Church 29: 5940: 5893: 5883:Southern Methodist Church 5875:People's Methodist Church 5838: 5777:Wesleyan Methodist Church 5775: 5720: 5716: 5604: 5595: 5467: 5181:. Princeton, New Jersey: 4788:October 13, 2008, at the 4517:(1954) 41#2 pp. 197–218, 3136:For years 1784–1792, see 2913:Wesleyan Methodist Church 2797:United Brethren in Christ 2519:Wesleyan Methodist Church 2077:, disagreed. In his book 1887:Wesleyan Methodist Church 1792:, the Episcopal Church's 1671: 1349:Because Wesley was not a 1147:Wesleyan Methodist Church 443:Substitutionary atonement 218: 210: 202: 191: 145:Wesleyan Methodist Church 115: 103: 93: 83: 66: 56: 46: 41: 5658:Church of God (Holiness) 5358:Early American Methodism 5353:(The Alfred Press, 1923) 5326:McDowell, John Patrick. 5233:Wigger, John H. (1998). 5151:. Nashville, Tennessee: 4559:(Scarecrow Press, 1974). 2781:Philip William Otterbein 2731:Post–Civil War divisions 2184:Protestant establishment 2173:Quest for respectability 870:Methodist local preacher 549:Covenant Renewal Service 421:Conditional preservation 160:Church of God (Holiness) 5788:Church of Daniel's Band 5765:United Church of Christ 5682:Pilgrim Holiness Church 5610:Evangelical Association 5579:United Methodist Church 5426:(Scarecrow Press, 2013) 5377:Schneider, A. Gregory. 5228:. Blackwell Publishers. 5078:Oxford University Press 4719:Encyclopedia Britannica 4611:March 26, 2009, at the 4597:(Scarecrow Press, 2013) 4488:(1915) 1#4 pp. 546–560 3865:Wesleyan Methodist 1819 3625:, pp. 231–33, 235. 3505:, pp. 241–42, 322. 2997:Pilgrim Holiness Church 2846:Evangelical Association 2839:United Church of Christ 2805:United Methodist Church 2795:immigrants to form the 2675:Lincoln's assassination 2525:Southern schism of 1844 2370:German-speaking members 2274:Emory and Henry College 1971:Checks to Antinomianism 1936:Robert Richford Roberts 1862:United Church of Christ 1379:The conference adopted 1256:or traveling ministry. 1004:United Methodist Church 930:Christianity portal 836:Holiness Pentecostalism 756:Global Methodist Church 751:World Methodist Council 746:United Methodist Church 170:Pilgrim Holiness Church 5914:United Holiness Church 5674:Church of the Nazarene 5572:Methodist Church (USA) 5558:Second Great Awakening 5394:Sweet, William Warren 5347:Norwood, John Nelson. 5323:(2011) pp. 99–112 4753:The Story of Methodism 4740:The Story of Methodism 4702:The Story of Methodism 4689:The Story of Methodism 4676:The Story of Methodism 4651:The Story of Methodism 4625:The Story of Methodism 4581:Probationer's Handbook 4401:(1956) 49#1 pp. 34–47 2973:Church of the Nazarene 2741:Church of the Nazarene 2694: 2684: 2605: 2471: 2296:in North Carolina and 2239:The Methodist Magazine 2231: 2110: 2053:Second Great Awakening 2048: 1998:The Methodist Magazine 1994:The Methodist Magazine 1981:and Coke’s six-volume 1913: 1315: 1221:, and the doctrine of 1219:assurance of salvation 1211:justification by faith 1180: 1168:Background (1766–1783) 1118:Southern United States 1094:Second Great Awakening 1041:. 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Detroit, Michigan: 5050:Yale University Press 4704:p. 441, 466, 517–523. 4555:Charles Edwin Jones, 4446:(1954) quote on p 202 3408:, pp. 28, 30–31. 2951:Free Methodist Church 2772:Divisions and mergers 2751:Beliefs and standards 2745:Joseph Pomeroy Widney 2689: 2679: 2600: 2583:Free Methodist Church 2466: 2226: 2104: 2051:Further information: 2046: 1908:Established in 1810, 1907: 1734:conversion experience 1425:Early characteristics 1405:was largely ignored. 1389:Book of Common Prayer 1309: 1185:First Great Awakening 1183:Further information: 1175: 1161:Further information: 1143:Free Methodist Church 1011:First Great Awakening 853:Other relevant topics 741:Free Methodist Church 645:John William Fletcher 488:Sunday Sabbatarianism 296:First Great Awakening 150:Free Methodist Church 5733:Christian Connection 5537:Christmas Conference 5509:Articles of Religion 4388:(1995) 33#2 pp 84–97 3381:, pp. 149, 246. 3034:The Methodist Church 3004:The Methodist Church 2942:forming the current 2936:The Methodist Church 2835:Christian Connection 2816:South Calvert Street 2757:Articles of Religion 2649:Christian Commission 2262:McKendree University 2157:African Union Church 2000:, later renamed the 1858:Christian Connection 1750:religious enthusiasm 1385:Thirty-nine Articles 1381:Articles of Religion 1358:Christmas Conference 1302:Establishment (1784) 1223:Christian perfection 1209:message centered on 1076:Early Methodism was 1045:the first Methodist 1027:Christian perfection 978:denomination in the 902:Bishops in Methodism 665:Walter Ashbel Sellew 584:Brush arbour revival 498:Second work of grace 493:Christian perfection 382:Articles of Religion 276:in the United States 196:The Methodist Church 5586:Mainline Protestant 5356:Richey, Russell E. 5312:Mathews, Donald G. 4969:Carwardine, Richard 4577:Stephen O. Garrison 4546:, pp. 101–102. 3021:merged to form the 2671:Radical Republicans 2559:Smith v. Swormstedt 2532:James Osgood Andrew 2476:Missouri Compromise 2304:Antebellum missions 2266:Wesleyan University 2252:organized in 1817. 2131:St. George's Church 2107:St. George's Church 2075:John Fanning Watson 1703:Freeborn Garrettson 1370:Philip W. Otterbein 1320:American Revolution 1096:in which Methodist 1039:American Revolution 860:Saints in Methodism 338:Doctrinal standards 214:4.4 million in 1937 18:Methodist Episcopal 5401:Teasdale, Mark R. 5103:InterVarsity Press 4770:2009-07-05 at the 4530:Robert D. Clark, 4500:Victor B. 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