History of the Church
On April 23, 1968, the United Methodist Church was
created when Bishop Reuben H. Mueller, representing The
Evangelical United Brethren Church, and Bishop Lloyd C.
Wicke of The Methodist Church joined hands at the
constituting General Conference in Dallas, Texas.
With the words, "Lord of the Church, we
are united in Thee, in Thy Church and now in The United
Methodist Church," the new denomination was given birth
by two churches that had distinguished histories and
influential ministries in various parts of the world.
Theological traditions steeped in the
Protestant Reformation and Wesleyanism, similar
ecclesiastical structures, and relationships that dated
back almost two hundred years facilitated the union. In
the Evangelical United Brethren heritage, for example,
Philip William Otterbein, the principal founder of the
United Brethren in Christ, assisted in the ordination of
Francis Asbury to the superintendence of American
Methodist work. Jacob Albright, through whose religious
experience and leadership the Evangelical Association
was begun, was nurtured in a Methodist class meeting
following his conversion.
What We Believe
As United Methodists, we have an obligation to bear a
faithful Christian witness to Jesus Christ, the living
reality at the center of the Church's life and witness.
To fulfill this obligation, we reflect critically on our
biblical and theological inheritance, striving to
express faithfully the witness we make in our own time.
Two considerations are central to this endeavor: the
sources from which we derive our theological
affirmations and the criteria by which we assess the
adequacy of our understanding and witness.
Wesley believed that the living core of the Christian
faith was revealed in Scripture, illumined by tradition,
vivified in personal experience, and confirmed by
reason.
Doctrinal Standards and Our Theological Task |
The Ministry of All Christians
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Social Principles
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