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unusual facts about The United Methodist Church



University United Methodist Church

The name of the church changed again in 1968, when the Evangelical United Brethren Church joined with The Methodist Church to form The United Methodist Church.


see also

Bishop Moore

Arthur James Moore, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, the Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church

Charity Zisengwe

Charity Zisengwe (pronounced as Zee-SANK-way) was born and raised in Mutoko, Zimbabwe and grew up in a Christian home where both parents were leaders in the United Methodist Church.

Clay Lee

Clay Foster Lee, Jr. (b. 1930), retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church

Ernest Dixon

Ernest T. Dixon, Jr. (died 1996), American Bishop of the United Methodist Church

General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns

The United Methodist Church’s relationships with other church bodies are also strengthened through the GCCUIC’s membership in the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America (NCCCUSA) and the World Council of Churches (WCC).

Mary Taylor

Mary Virginia Taylor (born 1950), American bishop in the United Methodist Church

Mutti

Albert Frederick Mutti (born 1938), American Bishop of the United Methodist Church

Ordination of LGBT Christian clergy

The United Methodist Church has also been discussing the issue for many years, but its official position continues to deny ordination to "Self-Avowed Practicing Homosexuals." In theory, a homosexual who is celibate is a fit candidate for ordination within the United Methodist Church, but in practice this rarely happens.

Robert Blackburn

Robert McGrady Blackburn (1919–2002), American Bishop of the United Methodist Church

Scott Jones

Scott J. Jones (born 1954), American theologian and Bishop of the United Methodist Church

Union Theological Seminary

United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, affiliated with the United Methodist Church