Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Christian_Methodist_Episcopal_Church

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

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