Methodist New Connexion
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The Methodist New Connexion was a 19th-century British Methodist denomination that emerged from a split with Wesleyan Methodism, emphasizing greater lay participation in church governance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Methodist New Connexion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10779626 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Methodist New Connexion Context triple: [St. Domingo Methodist New Connexion Chapel, religiousDenomination, Methodist New Connexion]
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A.
Methodist Church of Great Britain
The Methodist Church of Great Britain is a major Protestant Christian denomination in the United Kingdom, rooted in the Wesleyan tradition and organized as a nationwide Connexion of local churches and circuits.
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B.
Wesleyan Methodist Church
The Wesleyan Methodist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination within Methodism that emphasizes John Wesley’s teachings on personal holiness, evangelical outreach, and social reform.
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C.
Methodist Protestant Church
The Methodist Protestant Church was a 19th- and 20th-century American Methodist denomination formed in opposition to episcopal authority and later united into what became The Methodist Church.
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D.
Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church was a major 19th- and early 20th-century Protestant denomination in the United States that played a key role in the expansion of Methodism, education, and social reform before merging into the United Methodist Church.
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E.
Methodist churches
Methodist churches are Protestant Christian congregations within the Methodist tradition, known for their emphasis on personal faith, social justice, and structured worship practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Methodist New Connexion Target entity description: The Methodist New Connexion was a 19th-century British Methodist denomination that emerged from a split with Wesleyan Methodism, emphasizing greater lay participation in church governance.
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A.
Methodist Church of Great Britain
The Methodist Church of Great Britain is a major Protestant Christian denomination in the United Kingdom, rooted in the Wesleyan tradition and organized as a nationwide Connexion of local churches and circuits.
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B.
Wesleyan Methodist Church
The Wesleyan Methodist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination within Methodism that emphasizes John Wesley’s teachings on personal holiness, evangelical outreach, and social reform.
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C.
Methodist Protestant Church
The Methodist Protestant Church was a 19th- and 20th-century American Methodist denomination formed in opposition to episcopal authority and later united into what became The Methodist Church.
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D.
Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church was a major 19th- and early 20th-century Protestant denomination in the United States that played a key role in the expansion of Methodism, education, and social reform before merging into the United Methodist Church.
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E.
Methodist churches
Methodist churches are Protestant Christian congregations within the Methodist tradition, known for their emphasis on personal faith, social justice, and structured worship practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Methodist denomination
ⓘ
Protestant denomination ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| churchPolity |
connectionalism
ⓘ
representative democracy ⓘ |
| classification | Nonconformist denomination ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
holiness of life
ⓘ
personal conversion ⓘ |
| corePractice |
class meetings
ⓘ
itinerant preaching ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctrine | Arminianism ⓘ |
| emphasis |
democratic church polity
ⓘ
greater lay participation in church governance ⓘ |
| featureOfGovernance |
checks on ministerial authority
ⓘ
elected lay representatives at conference ⓘ |
| founded | 1797 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alexander Kilham
ⓘ
William Thom ⓘ |
| foundedIn | England ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Conference of the Methodist New Connexion
ⓘ
linked to:
Methodist Conference
|
| hadPresenceIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ England ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | English ⓘ |
| laterPartOf | Methodist Church of Great Britain ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
United Methodist Church (Great Britain) 1907
ⓘ
linked to:
Methodist Church of Great Britain
|
| mergedWith |
Bible Christian Church
ⓘ
United Methodist Free Churches ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Methodist connexion
ⓘ
linked to:
Methodism
|
| notableLeader |
Alexander Kilham
ⓘ
Joseph Barker ⓘ William Cooke ⓘ |
| opposedTo | established Church of England ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Wesleyan Methodist Church ⓘ |
| parentReligion |
Protestantism
ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
|
| periodOfExistenceEnd | 1907 ⓘ |
| periodOfExistenceStart | 1797 ⓘ |
| reasonForSeparation | dispute over lay representation in church governance ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Wesleyan Methodism
ⓘ
linked to:
Wesleyan Methodist Church
|
| status | defunct religious denomination ⓘ |
| successor |
United Methodist Church (Great Britain) 1907
ⓘ
linked to:
Methodist Church of Great Britain
|
| theologicalTradition | Wesleyan Methodist ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | voluntary religious society ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Methodist New Connexion Description of subject: The Methodist New Connexion was a 19th-century British Methodist denomination that emerged from a split with Wesleyan Methodism, emphasizing greater lay participation in church governance.
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