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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:church
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:church
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gptkbp:charity_work
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Disaster relief
Education programs
Health care initiatives
Hunger relief
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gptkbp:conference
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Regional governing body
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gptkbp:doctrine
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Wesleyan theology
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gptkbp:ecumenical_relations
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gptkb:language
Partnerships with other denominations
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gptkbp:education
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Seminaries
Methodist universities
Clergy training
Lay leadership training
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gptkbp:founded
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1784
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gptkbp:global_presence
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Countries worldwide
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gptkbp:governed_by
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Episcopal polity
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee
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gptkbp:historical_event
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Civil Rights Movement involvement
Split over LGBTQ+ issues
Formation of the United Methodist Church in 1968
Ordination of women in 1956
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:Bishop_Judith_Craig
gptkb:Bishop_T._J._Jemison
gptkb:Bishop_John_Yambasu
gptkb:Bishop_Karen_Oliveto
gptkb:Francis_Asbury
gptkb:Thomas_Coke
gptkb:Bishop_Michael_Curry
gptkb:E._Stanley_Jones
gptkb:Bishop_William_Willimon
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Methodist Church of the USA
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gptkbp:is_organized_by
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gptkb:United_Methodist_Women
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gptkbp:is_worshipped_by
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Liturgical
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gptkbp:membership
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approximately 6.5 million
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gptkbp:mission
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Global missions
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gptkbp:music
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Choirs
Hymnody
Contemporary worship music
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:John_Wesley
gptkb:Bishop_Desmond_Tutu
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gptkbp:sacraments
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gptkb:Holy_Communion
gptkb:Baptism
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gptkbp:social_responsibility
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Progressive stance on social justice
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gptkbp:youth_programs
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gptkb:United_Methodist_Youth
Retreats
Mission trips
Summer camps
Confirmation classes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:World_Methodist_Council
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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