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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Christian_denomination
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gptkbp:celebrates
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Annual conferences
Revival meetings
Camp meetings
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gptkbp:charityWork
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Health services
Housing assistance
Food banks
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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Globalization
Racial diversity
Declining membership
Debates over LGBTQ+ inclusion
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gptkbp:denomination
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Protestant
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gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations
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Cooperation with other denominations
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gptkbp:education
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Methodist universities
Colleges and seminaries
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gptkbp:foundedIn
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18th century
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:John_Wesley
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gptkbp:governance
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Episcopal polity
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Second_Great_Awakening
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gptkbp:historicalFigures
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gptkb:Bishop_John_H._Vincent
gptkb:Bishop_Richard_Allen
gptkb:Bishop_William_McKendree
gptkb:Bishop_James_K._Hobart
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Methodism in America
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gptkbp:influence
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Literature
Social services
Music and hymns
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gptkbp:keyIssues
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Love
Service
Faith
Grace
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gptkbp:majorRivers
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gptkb:African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church
gptkb:United_Methodist_Church
gptkb:Free_Methodist_Church
gptkb:Wesleyan_Church
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gptkbp:membership
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approximately 6.5 million
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gptkbp:mission
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International missions
Domestic missions
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:The_United_Methodist_Hymnal
gptkb:The_Book_of_Discipline
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gptkbp:notableFigures
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gptkb:Francis_Asbury
gptkb:Thomas_Coke
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gptkbp:originatesFrom
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Methodism
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gptkbp:religion
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Arminian_theology
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gptkbp:sacraments
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Baptism
Holy Communion
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gptkbp:socialResponsibility
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Advocacy for social justice
Support for education
Promotion of temperance
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gptkbp:worship_style
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Liturgical
Contemporary
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