United Methodist Church in the United States

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:annual_event gptkb:Jurisdictional_Conferences
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations	gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:National_Council_of_Churches gptkb:World_Methodist_Council
gptkbp:educationAffiliation	United Methodist seminaries United Methodist-related colleges and universities
gptkbp:founded	1968
gptkbp:foundedBy	Merger of Methodist Church and Evangelical United Brethren Church
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:hasClergy	gptkb:bishop Elder Deacon
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United Methodist Church in the United States
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:menOrganization	gptkb:United_Methodist_Men
gptkbp:mission	gptkb:UMCOR_(United_Methodist_Committee_on_Relief)
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:General_Conference_(every_4_years)
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Free_Will gptkb:Global_Methodist_Church_(2022) gptkb:Open_Table_Communion gptkb:Prevenient_Grace gptkb:Scripture,_Tradition,_Reason,_and_Experience_(Wesleyan_Quadrilateral) gptkb:Social_Holiness Sanctification
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Bishop_Karen_Oliveto gptkb:Bishop_Thomas_Bickerton
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations	over 30,000 (as of 2022)
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	over 6 million (as of 2022)
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen	Yes
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:policy	gptkb:Connectionalism
gptkbp:publishes	gptkb:Interpreter_Magazine gptkb:The_United_Methodist_Hymnal gptkb:The_Book_of_Discipline
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:sacraments	gptkb:Holy_Communion Baptism
gptkbp:socialStance	Debates on LGBTQ inclusion Supports social justice
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:Cross_and_Flame
gptkbp:theology	Wesleyan
gptkbp:website	umc.org
gptkbp:womenOrganization	gptkb:United_Women_in_Faith
gptkbp:worshipStyle	Liturgical and Contemporary
gptkbp:youthClub	gptkb:United_Methodist_Youth_Fellowship
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Jurisdictional_Conferences_(USA)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4