Methodist Episcopal Church

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

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abolishedSlaveryStance	Abolitionist (early history)
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:educationInitiative	established colleges and seminaries
gptkbp:foundedIn	gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland 1784
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:John_Wesley
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland_(historical)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Methodist Episcopal Church
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Methodist_Church_(USA) 1939
gptkbp:missionaryWork	gptkb:Africa gptkb:Asia gptkb:Europe gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Lovely_Lane_Chapel
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Christmas_Conference 1784
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church gptkb:African_Methodist_Episcopal_Zion_Church gptkb:Methodist_Episcopal_Church,_South
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Boston_University gptkb:DePauw_University gptkb:Emory_University gptkb:Lawrence_University gptkb:Northwestern_University gptkb:Syracuse_University gptkb:University_of_Denver gptkb:Allegheny_College gptkb:Centenary_College_of_Louisiana gptkb:Baker_University gptkb:Baldwin_Wallace_University gptkb:Dickinson_College gptkb:Drew_University gptkb:Greensboro_College gptkb:Hamline_University gptkb:Iowa_Wesleyan_University gptkb:Morningside_College gptkb:Nebraska_Wesleyan_University gptkb:Ohio_Wesleyan_University gptkb:Simpson_College gptkb:University_of_Puget_Sound gptkb:University_of_the_Pacific_(California) gptkb:Wesley_College_(Delaware) gptkb:Wesleyan_College_(Georgia) gptkb:Wesleyan_College_(Macon,_Georgia) gptkb:Wesleyan_University_(Connecticut) gptkb:Wesleyan_University_(Illinois) gptkb:Wesleyan_University_(Middletown,_Connecticut) gptkb:Wesleyan_University_(Montana) gptkb:Wesleyan_University_(Nebraska) gptkb:Wesleyan_University_(Ohio) gptkb:Wesleyan_University_(Oklahoma) gptkb:Wesleyan_University_(South_Dakota) gptkb:Wesleyan_University_(Texas) gptkb:Wesleyan_University_(Vermont) gptkb:Wesleyan_University_(Virginia) gptkb:Wesleyan_University_(Washington) gptkb:Wesleyan_University_(West_Virginia) gptkb:Wesleyan_University_(Wisconsin)
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Thomas_Coke gptkb:Francis_Asbury
gptkbp:notablePublication	gptkb:The_Discipline_of_the_Methodist_Episcopal_Church
gptkbp:notableSplitYear	1816 1821 1844
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Methodism
gptkbp:peakMembership	over 2 million (early 20th century)
gptkbp:policy	Episcopal
gptkbp:region	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:separates	gptkb:Church_of_England
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:theology	Wesleyan
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:American_University gptkb:Corvallis_College gptkb:Emory_University gptkb:African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church gptkb:Free_Methodist_Church gptkb:Methodist_Church_(USA) gptkb:Wesleyan_Church_(historical) gptkb:Methodist_Church_in_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4