The Wesleyan Methodist Church
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Christian_denomination
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Wesleyan_Church
|
| gptkbp:annualEvent |
General Conference
District Conferences Local church meetings |
| gptkbp:charityWork |
Disaster relief
Community service Mission trips Food banks |
| gptkbp:community_involvement |
Counseling services
Health clinics Local outreach programs Youth camps |
| gptkbp:doctrine |
Arminianism
Holiness theology Second blessing Entire sanctification |
| gptkbp:documentType |
Wesleyan Discipline
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Wesleyan_University
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1843
|
| gptkbp:founder |
Wesleyan Reformers
|
| gptkbp:global_presence |
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia gptkb:Canada gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States Africa |
| gptkbp:governance |
Congregational polity
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Indianapolis,_Indiana
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Contribution to social reform movements.
Influence_on_American_Methodism Role_in_the_Holiness_movement |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Methodism
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Growth in the 20th century
Establishment of educational institutions Formation_of_the_Wesleyan_Church Involvement_in_the_Holiness_movement Split_from_the_Methodist_Episcopal_Church |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Wesleyan Methodist Church
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
Bishops
Pastors Lay leaders |
| gptkbp:membership |
approximately 50,000
|
| gptkbp:mission |
Evangelism
|
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Francis_Asbury
gptkb:John_Wesley gptkb:Charles_Wesley |
| gptkbp:publications |
Wesleyan Advocate
|
| gptkbp:religion |
Online courses
Continuing education programs Wesleyan Theological Seminary |
| gptkbp:sacraments |
Baptism
Communion |
| gptkbp:social_responsibility |
Advocacy for social justice
|
| gptkbp:worship_style |
Contemporary music
Sunday services Traditional hymns |
| gptkbp:youth_development |
Wesleyan Youth
|