Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CME_Church
gptkbp:annualEvent 11 Episcopal Districts
gptkbp:class gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:crest gptkb:Apostles'_Creed
gptkb:Nicene_Creed
gptkbp:directionA gptkb:Methodist
gptkbp:emphasizes education
gptkbp:founded 1870
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:Jackson,_Tennessee,_United_States
gptkbp:founder former enslaved African Americans
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:College_of_Bishops
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
gptkbp:hymnal gptkb:The_Christian_Methodist_Episcopal_Church_Hymnal
gptkbp:notableFor African-American religious leadership
civil rights involvement
historical role in Black education
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations about 3,500
gptkbp:numberOfMembers about 850,000
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Texas_College
gptkb:Phillips_School_of_Theology
gptkb:Lane_College
gptkb:Miles_College
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Colored_Methodist_Episcopal_Church
gptkbp:partner gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkb:National_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:Christian_Methodist_Episcopal_Church_in_Africa
gptkb:Pan-Methodist_Commission
gptkb:Union_American_Methodist_Episcopal_Church
gptkb:African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church
gptkb:African_Methodist_Episcopal_Zion_Church
gptkb:World_Methodist_Council
gptkb:Churches_Uniting_in_Christ
gptkbp:policy Episcopal
gptkbp:presidingBishop gptkb:Bishop_Lawrence_Reddick_III
gptkbp:region gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:India
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:renamed 1954
gptkbp:sacraments gptkb:Holy_Communion
Baptism
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Methodist_Episcopal_Church,_South
gptkbp:website https://thecmechurch.org/
gptkbp:worshipStyle traditional Methodist liturgy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church
gptkb:Churches_Uniting_in_Christ
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4